A splinter can be of any size and shape. At the same time, the smallest pieces of wood, metal or glass create more problems than large ones, since they are more difficult to remove. We offer some useful tips on how to pull a splinter out of your finger.
I got a splinter - what should I do?
Useful recommendations:
- In no case should you press and squeeze the skin to try to remove the splinter. If the splinter is acute, additional efforts will only drive it even deeper. In addition, it is possible to break a foreign object into several parts, which greatly complicates the procedure for its removal.
- Rinse the affected area with soap and water. Dry the skin with a paper towel that absorbs moisture well.
- Inspect the splinter under the magnifying glass. It is necessary to find out its size and the angle at which it got into the skin.
- Remove the splinter.
- Clean the damaged area with antibacterial ointment, alcohol, iodine or other antiseptic . To seal with adhesive plaster. Several times it is desirable to change the bandage and see if there is inflammation, swelling or pus.
How to pull a small splinter out of a finger?
This method is absolutely painless, but it takes a lot of time to remove a foreign body with it. It is necessary to buy at the pharmacy ichthyol ointment , apply it to the injured place and seal it with adhesive plaster. The next day you can remove the plaster - a small sliver should itself go out. Use this ointment carefully, because it is very oily and it has an unpleasant smell.
How to pull a deep splinter out of a finger?
Method with soda
Ingredients:
- baking soda - a quarter of tea;
- clean water - half a l.
Preparation and use
Ingredients need to be mixed, so that they look like paste in a consistency. The resulting ointment is applied to the injury site and sealed on top of the patch. A day later, you need to remove the bandage - the shard will appear on the surface of the skin. If this did not happen, you can try to remove it with the help of tweezers. This method is well proven when extracting small chips.
Method with adhesive plaster
To understand how quickly to pull a splinter out of a finger, it is worth paying attention to this method. Adhesive tape is glued to the place where the splinter fell under the epidermis. Then it is slowly peeled off in the direction
How to pull a metal and glass splinter from a finger?
Method with tweezers
This option is great if the tip of a foreign object sticks out over the surface of the epidermis. For this, you need to take tweezers, wipe his tips with alcohol. Under the magnifying glass, find the foreign body and remove it. If you pull in the wrong direction, it can break and in the future cause big problems.