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      • Grasp the splinter with the tweezers as close to the skin as possible - and draw it out in a straight line keeping it at the same angle as it goes into the skin. Squeeze the wound carefully to encourage slight bleeding as this will help to remove any dirt. Clean and dry the wound and cover with a dressing.
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  2. Mar 7, 2024 · How to get a splinter out: Clean the area with warm water and soap. Grasp the splinter with tweezers close to the skin. Clean, dry, and dress the wound.

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  3. Jun 9, 2024 · To remove a deep splinter, first wash your hands and the splinter area with soap and water to help prevent infection. Soak the area in warm water for a few minutes to make the skin softer. Then, sterilize a needle and tweezers with rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball.

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  4. Sep 11, 2017 · Tweezers are no good – the splinter may be too small for that, and you can’t see well enough to find it anyway. So what do you do? Get yourself some baking soda!

  5. Oct 22, 2023 · To painlessly remove a splinter, try using a piece of tape. Just press the tape on your skin where the splinter is, and pull it off in the opposite direction of the splinter. You can also use craft glue to remove a splinter.

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  6. Mar 19, 2024 · Wash off the injured area and remove the splinter with a pair of sterilized tweezers. For more fragile splinters (like fiberglass), use a piece of tape instead. Alternatively, pour white school glue on the splinter and let it dry. Then, peel away the dried glue to get rid of the splinter.

  7. Apr 15, 2019 · How do you remove a splinter? What about splinters you can't see or deep ones like those under a fingernail? Check out this quick guide on splinter removal.

  8. Jun 7, 2023 · The most common way to pull one of these out of your body is to grab a pair of tweezers and start diggingbut while that might work for splinters that haven’t lodged too deep, it’s...

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