Likely keep it elevated to reduce pain.
When I was a kid I smashed my big toe in 6 places. I knew I was in trouble when 4 large orderlies came in with a doctor. He had a Bunsen burner, a heavy needle. One orderly each held down an arm and shoulder, and one on each leg. The doc gave me a stick to bite on. He heated the needle to cherry red, and touched it to my toe nail and it was instant wonderful release from the pain of the blood throbbing under the nail. The blood squirted a long way, and I was almost post orgasmic from the pain relief of the pressure. The doc then proceed to put me in a cast up to me knee to immobilize my ankle and prevent any pressure on the toe from walking.
I did get a tortured toe award from my parents to show their sympathy and support.