my mom tried the needle until it bleed. someone help? and its REALLY small. hard to see. just a small black dot
2007-11-02 10:06:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
If the splinter is wood, sometimes you can get a grip on it with tweezers once you make it swell. That means you either soak the place the splinter is (usually a hand) or that you put a drop of iodine on it, which works almost instantly, in less than a minute.
If you really can't get it out, your can ignore an organic splinter. Over time, your body will dissolve it completely, although it may move from the original site before that happens. (See source for a little story.) Inorganic splinters (metal, glass, etc.) eventually become encapsulated and moved away from the places your body rests weight on.
2007-11-02 10:14:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sterilize the needle in a flame, let it cool, then go in from the other side of the dot, lifting it as you do so. You need to get UNDER the dot. Of course, it is possible that the splinter is already out and you are digging at a blood blister.
2007-11-02 17:13:05 · answer #2 · answered by Michael B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u have peroxide try soaking finger in a sm bowl of it. hopefully it will work it's way out soon enough. IMO Good Luck
2007-11-05 21:04:41 · answer #3 · answered by blondie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋