What a useful tip for wood trekkers and campers!
Subject: Removing a tick
It is that time of year when we enjoy getting outside and
working in the garden, hiking, or going to camp. A friend passed this
along to me and I wanted to share it with each of you. Good luck andhappy camping! To Remove the entire TICK safely..........
Tick Removal Please forward to anyone with children .... or
hunters, etc!! 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
Subject: Removing a tick
It is that time of year when we enjoy getting outside and
working in the garden, hiking, or going to camp. A friend passed this
along to me and I wanted to share it with each of you. Good luck andhappy camping! To Remove the entire TICK safely..........
Tick Removal Please forward to anyone with children .... or
hunters, etc!! 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
wish we had known two weeks ago we just lost our kitty ot tick fever.
