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 needs this helpful hint.
