Removing splinters: do the right thing

How often in life we are faced with the splinters? It can be not only wood chips, but also thorns from plants, and metal shavings. Along with a splinter under the skin fall into a variety of bacteria. If not timely pull the foreign body from the skin may develop an abscess. To consult a specialist need in the case where there is a deep pain, which is not visible above the surface of the skin, as well as with young children, who are not always able to show where it colitis.

How to pull out a splinter – General recommendationsBefore you remove the splinter carefully consider it through a magnifying glass. Pay attention to the size, shape and the angle at which the splinter entered the skin.

Do not attempt to extrude the foreign body. During pressure pain can go deep or break. To extract splinters need to have a clear skin. First, it is necessary to wash with soap, then treat with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide.

For the manipulation need bright light and sterile instruments. Needle and tweezers can be sterilized by putting them in boiling water for 15 minutes.

After extraction of the foreign body is necessary to impose a dry sterile bandage for a few hours. The bandage can be replaced with a band-aid.





How to remove a splinter without a needleIf you are unable to remove the splinter in the usual way, with a needle, it is possible to use other means.

1. Iodine. With the continued treatment of wound pain "burn".

2. Resin of the coniferous tree. You need to heat it up and put it on the place where the pain. The resin has a bactericidal effect and will provoke pain.

3. Banana peel. The pain tie the peel overnight. The next morning it comes out. Will only treat the spot with iodine.

4. Removal using adhesive tape. Before removal of splinters, view the direction in which it is located. Treat skin antiseptic. Then you need to apply the plaster to the pain and to sharply pull him in the opposite direction.

5. Removing splinters with tweezers. If part of the splinter protrudes from the skin, remove it with tweezers.

6. Steaming. At a deeper location of the foreign body, the skin to steam.

There are several ways of steaming the skin:

  • place in hot water for 15 minutes;
  • bind to the wound aloe leaf for a few hours;
  • in the absence of aloe Vera you can use black rye bread. It should soak in water and bind to the damaged site for a few hours.
 

All of these methods work the same way. The skin softens, and remove a splinter is not difficult.

7. Remove splinters with cottage cheese. The cheese used in the appearance of pus and edema. He applied to the affected area and after a short time, you will notice the result. Cheese can be replaced by balsam Vishnevsky.

After you remove the splinter, treat the area with antiseptic and bandage it with antibiotic.

Removing splinters from the fingermost Often to remove a splinter using a needle:

  • sterilize a needle;
  • clean the skin with alcohol;
  • gently insert the needle under the skin;
  • over the splinter with a needle make a hole in the skin;
  • scrape the pain;
  • treat the wound with antiseptic and apply a bandage with antibacterial ointment.
 

For removing splinters from the finger, you can use the Ichthyol ointment. You can buy it at any drugstore without a prescription. The ointment is applied on the pain and sealed with plaster. Through the day the patch can be removed – the pain itself will be released from the finger.

When you use Ichthyol ointment, be careful not to stain. The ointment is very oily and has an unpleasant smell.

How to remove a splinter from under the nail,Disinfect the finger. Prepare a magnifying glass, a needle, tweezers and cotton wool. If the pain lingers deep, pry her needle and remove with tweezers. At a deeper location of the pain, put your finger in a glass of vodka for 30 minutes. After that, the pain will manifest over the skin and you can remove it. It is also possible to apply the method with Ichthyol ointment.

There is a way to extract a splinter from under the fingernail with olive oil. You need to warm it up and to put there finger. After a few minutes the pain itself will be released.

A pain in the neck: what to do?Heel — the most uncomfortable place for removing splinters, especially if it is deep. For removing splinters from the heels need to steam the foot in the water-salt solution and to remove a splinter with a needle or tweezers.

If using a needle to pull out does not work, you can use the pliers. Before starting work treat the cutters with alcohol. Then remove the skin over the splinter. It should not bring pain. Cutters can be replaced with a blade. Then gently open the incision and remove the foreign body. In the end you need to apply a bandage with antibacterial ointment.

Another method is the use of white glue. You need to apply it on skin and wait until it dries. Then remove the dried film. The splinter will come with it.

You can prepare a paste of finely grated onions and soap. Apply paste to the wound, tie a plastic bag and leave overnight. In the morning the skin around the splinter will soften, and it will be easy to get.

Removing splinters with no painTo remove the splinter without pain local anesthesia is used. You can take a vial of novocaine and drip the medicine on the wound. Thus, you will reduce pain effect and achieve a positive result.

How to remove a splinter is small in sizeTo splinters small in size and invisible to the eye use a soda paste. You have to mix baking soda with water to a paste consistency. Apply the baking soda to the wound and secure with a bandage or plaster. In a day the bandage should be removed. Pain should be on the surface of the skin. If she didn't go out completely and not get it, repeat the procedure.

Meeting with the pain is inevitable for every human being. To remove it you can own, observing all the rules of asepsis. If you suspect a suppuration of the wound or failing to remove a splinter yourself, contact a specialist.published

 

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