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Jul 6, 2008 21:08:14 GMT -5
Post by Houndmomma on Jul 6, 2008 21:08:14 GMT -5
Got this in an e-mail from my aunt:
Tick Removal
*Please forward to anyone with children... or hunters or dogs, or anyone who even steps outside in summer!!**
A School Nurse has written the info below -- good enough to share -- And it really works!!
I had a pediatrician tells 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 swab it for a few seconds (15-20), the tick will come out on its 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.**
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Jul 12, 2008 11:01:54 GMT -5
Post by Gunslinger on Jul 12, 2008 11:01:54 GMT -5
Thanks, I'll try that..
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Jul 12, 2008 23:24:06 GMT -5
Post by bulletproof on Jul 12, 2008 23:24:06 GMT -5
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