TICK REMOVAL
Tic Removal (tis the season) Please forward to anyone with
children, or hunters, everyone!! Thanks!
A School Nurse has written the info below --
good enough to share -- And it really works!!
I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the
best way to remove a tick. This is great, because it
works in those places where it's sometimes difficult to
get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of
a head full of dark hair, etc. Apply a glob of liquid
soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the
soap-soaked cotton ball and let it stay on the
repulsive insect for a few seconds (15-20), after which
the tick will come out on it's own and be stuck to the
cotton ball when you lift it away. This technique has
worked every time I've used it (and that was frequently),
and it's much less traumatic for the
patient and
easier for me. Unless someone is allergic to soap,
I can't see that this would be damaging in any way. I
even had my doctor's wife call me for advice because
she had one stuck to her back and she couldn't reach
it with tweezers. She used this method and immediately
called me back to say, "It worked!"
Please pass on: everyone needs this
helpful hint.
