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Jun. 12, 2007
Great Tip For Summer
Got this in an email from a friend and thought it was worth passing along-- especially as we are in the season for ticks. I haven't personally tried it, so let me know if it really works!
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 some times
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!"
Comments
Jun. 12, 2007 - Tick Removal
 Posted by LeahInIowa
Ya know what we do? We put a little glob of Vaseline over the whole tick, and he lets go pretty quick. This is gross, but ticks breathe through both their heads and their, um, butts. So it goes without saying that if you plug their rear breathing apparatus, it won't be long before they'll have to come up for air, thus letting go. =) Yes, we Iowegians do the dumbest things!!
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