jd500c
05-29-2007, 08:19 AM
Tick Removal (tis the season)
>
> 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.v This technique has worked every time I've used
> it (and that was frequently). 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.
>
> 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.v This technique has worked every time I've used
> it (and that was frequently). 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.