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How To Remove a Splinter — and When to Call Your Doctor


Splinters - Nationwide Children's Hospital

If the splinter is close to the surface but under the skin, gently prick the skin over the splinter with the needle. Then try to pull it out using the tweezers.

Removing splinters in children | BabyCenter

Use a tweezers and a needle to remove most wood splinters and small objects, like a sliver of glass, at home. It's easier to remove a splinter before the ...

How to Remove a Splinter? - Derick Dermatology

Use the needle to make a small hole in the skin directly above the splinter. The goal is to make the splinter accessible. Once you can see the ...

How to Remove a Splinter - wikiHow

Visit a doctor if your splinter is severe, or if the splinter is in a delicate area, like the eye. Steps. Method 1. Method 1 of ...

How to Remove a Splinter In One Piece - Men's Health

... the needle you can't get to it—put away the needle and call your doctor instead. 3. Pull it out. Once you can see the edge of the splinter ...

Sliver or Splinter | Pediatrician Chesapeake, VA

No prescription is needed. This will help to decrease the risk of infection. Call Your Doctor If: You can't get the object out; Object is ...

Sliver or Splinter | Nourish Wellness | Yakima, WA

For larger splinters, slivers or thorns, remove with a needle and tweezers. · Check the tweezers first. · Clean the skin around the sliver briefly with rubbing ...

Removing Splinters - Health Library | NewYork-Presbyterian

Before using tweezers or a needle to remove a splinter, try using cellophane tape to remove it. Simply put the tape over the splinter, then pull the tape ...

Sliver or Splinter | Muddy Creek Pediatrics

You can remove splinters, larger slivers, and thorns with a needle and tweezers. Check the tweezers before you start, to be certain the ends meet exactly.

Sliver or Splinter | Tuka Pediatrics | St Johns, FL

No prescription is needed. This will help to decrease the risk of infection. Call Your Doctor If: You can't get the object out; Object is ...

Sliver or Splinter | Tomahawk Farm Pediatrics | Yourtown Heights, NY

No prescription is needed. This will help to decrease the risk of infection. Call Your Doctor If: You can't get the object out; Object is ...

Sliver or Splinter | Fort Myers, Estero, Cape Coral, FL

No prescription is needed. This will help to decrease the risk of infection. Call Your Doctor If: You can't get the object out; Object is ...

Sliver or Splinter | Greenwood Pediatrics | Centennial, CO

No prescription is needed. This will help to decrease the risk of infection. Call Your Doctor If: You can't get the object out; Object is ...

Sliver or Splinter | Drexel Hill Pediatric Associations | Springfield, PA

No prescription is needed. This will help to decrease the risk of infection. Call Your Doctor If: You can't get the object out; Object is ...

Sliver or Splinter | Children's Health Center | Middletown, NJ

Clean the skin around the sliver briefly with rubbing alcohol. Do this before trying to remove it. If you don't have any, use soap and water. Caution: Don't ...

Skin Foreign Object | Heartland Family First Medical Clinic

No prescription is needed. This will help to decrease the risk of infection. Call Your Doctor If: You can't get the object out; Object is ...

Sliver or Splinter | Eastside Children's Clinic | Allen, TX

No prescription is needed. This will help to decrease the risk of infection. Call Your Doctor If: You can't get the object out; Object is ...

Sliver or Splinter - Olney Pediatrics

Care Advice for Minor Slivers and Splinters · For larger splinters, slivers or thorns, remove with a needle and tweezers. · Check the tweezers first. · Clean the ...

Sliver or Splinter | Meadowridge Pediatrics | Elkridge, MD

No prescription is needed. This will help to decrease the risk of infection. Call Your Doctor If: You can't get the object out; Object is ...

Sliver or Splinter | Children's Health Center | Waldorf, MD

You can remove splinters, larger slivers, and thorns with a needle and tweezers. Check the tweezers before you start, to be certain the ends meet exactly.