he went outside barefooot and we think he stepped on a thistle and now he has a ton of the little stickers in his foot. he won't hold still long enough for us to pull them with tweezers.
any ideas on how to remove without using tweezers?
2007-11-10 18:36:58 · 17 answers · asked by brad w 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Maybe you should just wait till he is alseep to remove them.
2007-11-10 18:39:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Use duct tape or electrical tape, press it on the bottom of the little foot and then carefully peel it off again. It should be strong enough to remove the stickers. You may have to do it a few times and it won't get them unless a bit is sticking out past the skin surface though. Otherwise, you are just stuck with one adult doing the holding and the other one doing the tweezer work.
2007-11-10 18:42:31 · answer #2 · answered by The mom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Use a piece of duct tape. It will take them out in bunches rather than one at a time. It might take a few tries but it will do the trick. I saw this on a Discovery Health show when a child fell into a cactus and the ER couldn't get them all out. Put the duct tape on your own skin first to lessen the stickiness a bit.
2007-11-10 18:57:08 · answer #3 · answered by MissWong 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this works for thistles but it does for those little burrs. I gently dab some Elmer's Glue on where I think I've got one of those (usually in my finger) you know, the kind you can't really see but you can feel it. Let the glue dry completely then peel it off. This works for me. Good luck! The little darlin' ought to be asleep by now...
2007-11-10 19:01:57 · answer #4 · answered by squaregraysmilingfaceyadefault 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tape or wax. the stickiness will grab a bunch at once and pull them out. I saw it on Untold Stories of The E.R. on TLC when someone fell into a patch of cacti, and the parents wouldn't allow the doctor to do sedation. The doctor used wax to remove the thorns. Try it. It might work. Or you could go to a hospital and pay that bill.
2007-11-10 18:41:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Give him a nice hot bath just before bed and put some magneplasm (not sure if thats how its spelt) on it to help draw them out. Once he is asleep grab the tweezers and they should come out easily. If he starts to wake up get someone to cuddle him and gently rock him back to sleep while you continue pulling them out. Good luck OUCH!!
2007-11-10 18:41:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
old english remedy soap and sugar overnight warpped on then nxt morning teow ppl how he down and keep he im calm and gentley sqeeze the out i did it with my children with spinters an they always carried on about it but it never hurt so after theit first time it was always me mum to help out with slpinters and no teweezer or steralised needle (sewing needle)
2007-11-10 18:44:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
try taking a credit card and sliding it across his foot almost like you would shave with a straight edge razor. that is how you are supposed to remove bee stingers maybe it will work for this. good luck
2007-11-10 18:40:10 · answer #8 · answered by jaws65 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You could try hydrogen peroxide. If that doesn't work, you may need to take him to the dr. Take care.
2007-11-10 19:14:28 · answer #9 · answered by SAK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the hospital, they may know what to do, ya think!!! If you don't get them out it'll cause an infection.
2007-11-10 21:38:42 · answer #10 · answered by I know a lil' bit about that 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋