I received this forwarded e-mail awhile back that talks about tick removal.
Enjoy!
donutz716
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!"
MDHASZ@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 5/31/2007 2:56:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Cyclonic07@aol.com writes:
Do not touch them directly,
use a tweezers or tissue and do not crush the insect until it is
separated from the skin and placed in a disposable container.
To remove the tick flip the body over( not turn it around but flip it) and
pull out. That straightens the pinchers and they come outthe way they go in.
Truly!!!
Maybe someone can explain it better.
Diane
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Started on 2007-05-31
tick removal
From: donutz716 (donutz716@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2007-05-31 13:29:29 UTC-07:00
Re: tick removal
From: archimedesscrew17 (sharon@bignachos.com) |
Date: 2007-05-31 22:59:28 UTC
No - this is not the right thing to do! Smothering a tick can make
them release infected blood and tissue increasing your chance of
getting lyme disease or other diseases.
This is from the CDC:
Remove a tick from your skin as soon as you notice it. Use fine-tipped
tweezers to firmly grasp the tick very close to your skin. With a
steady motion, pull the tick's body away from your skin. Then clean
your skin with soap and warm water. Throw the dead tick away with your
household trash.
Avoid crushing the tick's body. Do not be alarmed if the tick's
mouthparts remain in the skin. Once the mouthparts are removed from
the rest of the tick, it can no longer transmit the Lyme disease
bacteria. If you accidentally crush the tick, clean your skin with
soap and warm water or alcohol.
Don't use petroleum jelly, a hot match, nail polish, or other products
to remove a tick.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_tickremoval.htm
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, donutz716 wrote:
>
> I received this forwarded e-mail awhile back that talks about tick
removal.
>
> Enjoy!
> donutz716
>
> 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!"
>
> MDHASZ@... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 5/31/2007 2:56:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Cyclonic07@... writes:
>
> Do not touch them directly,
> use a tweezers or tissue and do not crush the insect until it is
> separated from the skin and placed in a disposable container.
>
> To remove the tick flip the body over( not turn it around but flip
it) and
> pull out. That straightens the pinchers and they come outthe way
they go in.
> Truly!!!
> Maybe someone can explain it better.
>
> Diane
>
> ************************************** See what's free at
http://www.aol.com.
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them release infected blood and tissue increasing your chance of
getting lyme disease or other diseases.
This is from the CDC:
Remove a tick from your skin as soon as you notice it. Use fine-tipped
tweezers to firmly grasp the tick very close to your skin. With a
steady motion, pull the tick's body away from your skin. Then clean
your skin with soap and warm water. Throw the dead tick away with your
household trash.
Avoid crushing the tick's body. Do not be alarmed if the tick's
mouthparts remain in the skin. Once the mouthparts are removed from
the rest of the tick, it can no longer transmit the Lyme disease
bacteria. If you accidentally crush the tick, clean your skin with
soap and warm water or alcohol.
Don't use petroleum jelly, a hot match, nail polish, or other products
to remove a tick.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_tickremoval.htm
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, donutz716
>
> I received this forwarded e-mail awhile back that talks about tick
removal.
>
> Enjoy!
> donutz716
>
> 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!"
>
> MDHASZ@... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 5/31/2007 2:56:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Cyclonic07@... writes:
>
> Do not touch them directly,
> use a tweezers or tissue and do not crush the insect until it is
> separated from the skin and placed in a disposable container.
>
> To remove the tick flip the body over( not turn it around but flip
it) and
> pull out. That straightens the pinchers and they come outthe way
they go in.
> Truly!!!
> Maybe someone can explain it better.
>
> Diane
>
> ************************************** See what's free at
http://www.aol.com.
>
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Re: [LbNA] Re: tick removal
From: donutz716 (donutz716@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2007-05-31 16:19:02 UTC-07:00
Thank you so much for the information! I would have used that method if you hadn't told me. Thankfully, I haven't had a tick bite this year - maybe because of all that garlic - donutz is Italian! lol
Enjoy!
donutz716 - seriously though, I do take garlic pills...
archimedesscrew17 wrote:
No - this is not the right thing to do! Smothering a tick can make
them release infected blood and tissue increasing your chance of
getting lyme disease or other diseases.
This is from the CDC:
Remove a tick from your skin as soon as you notice it. Use fine-tipped
tweezers to firmly grasp the tick very close to your skin. With a
steady motion, pull the tick's body away from your skin. Then clean
your skin with soap and warm water. Throw the dead tick away with your
household trash.
Avoid crushing the tick's body. Do not be alarmed if the tick's
mouthparts remain in the skin. Once the mouthparts are removed from
the rest of the tick, it can no longer transmit the Lyme disease
bacteria. If you accidentally crush the tick, clean your skin with
soap and warm water or alcohol.
Don't use petroleum jelly, a hot match, nail polish, or other products
to remove a tick.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_tickremoval.htm
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, donutz716 wrote:
>
> I received this forwarded e-mail awhile back that talks about tick
removal.
>
> Enjoy!
> donutz716
>
> 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!"
>
> MDHASZ@... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 5/31/2007 2:56:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Cyclonic07@... writes:
>
> Do not touch them directly,
> use a tweezers or tissue and do not crush the insect until it is
> separated from the skin and placed in a disposable container.
>
> To remove the tick flip the body over( not turn it around but flip
it) and
> pull out. That straightens the pinchers and they come outthe way
they go in.
> Truly!!!
> Maybe someone can explain it better.
>
> Diane
>
> ************************************** See what's free at
http://www.aol.com.
>
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donutz716 - seriously though, I do take garlic pills...
archimedesscrew17
No - this is not the right thing to do! Smothering a tick can make
them release infected blood and tissue increasing your chance of
getting lyme disease or other diseases.
This is from the CDC:
Remove a tick from your skin as soon as you notice it. Use fine-tipped
tweezers to firmly grasp the tick very close to your skin. With a
steady motion, pull the tick's body away from your skin. Then clean
your skin with soap and warm water. Throw the dead tick away with your
household trash.
Avoid crushing the tick's body. Do not be alarmed if the tick's
mouthparts remain in the skin. Once the mouthparts are removed from
the rest of the tick, it can no longer transmit the Lyme disease
bacteria. If you accidentally crush the tick, clean your skin with
soap and warm water or alcohol.
Don't use petroleum jelly, a hot match, nail polish, or other products
to remove a tick.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_tickremoval.htm
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, donutz716
>
> I received this forwarded e-mail awhile back that talks about tick
removal.
>
> Enjoy!
> donutz716
>
> 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!"
>
> MDHASZ@... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 5/31/2007 2:56:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Cyclonic07@... writes:
>
> Do not touch them directly,
> use a tweezers or tissue and do not crush the insect until it is
> separated from the skin and placed in a disposable container.
>
> To remove the tick flip the body over( not turn it around but flip
it) and
> pull out. That straightens the pinchers and they come outthe way
they go in.
> Truly!!!
> Maybe someone can explain it better.
>
> Diane
>
> ************************************** See what's free at
http://www.aol.com.
>
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Re: tick removal
From: gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2007-06-01 00:06:17 UTC
Thank goodness that smothering technique was debunked!!
I couldn't imagine taking all that time for that little bugger to
gasp for breath. When ever I get a tick buried into me I don't have
very much patience.
Don
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "archimedesscrew17"
wrote:
>
> No - this is not the right thing to do! Smothering a tick can make
> them release infected blood and tissue increasing your chance of
> getting lyme disease or other diseases.
>
> This is from the CDC:
>
> Remove a tick from your skin as soon as you notice it. Use fine-
tipped
> tweezers to firmly grasp the tick very close to your skin. With a
> steady motion, pull the tick's body away from your skin. Then clean
> your skin with soap and warm water. Throw the dead tick away with
your
> household trash.
>
> Avoid crushing the tick's body. Do not be alarmed if the tick's
> mouthparts remain in the skin. Once the mouthparts are removed from
> the rest of the tick, it can no longer transmit the Lyme disease
> bacteria. If you accidentally crush the tick, clean your skin with
> soap and warm water or alcohol.
>
> Don't use petroleum jelly, a hot match, nail polish, or other
products
> to remove a tick.
>
> http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_tickremoval.htm
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, donutz716 wrote:
> >
> > I received this forwarded e-mail awhile back that talks about tick
> removal.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> > donutz716
> >
> > 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!"
> >
> > MDHASZ@ wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 5/31/2007 2:56:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > Cyclonic07@ writes:
> >
> > Do not touch them directly,
> > use a tweezers or tissue and do not crush the insect until it is
> > separated from the skin and placed in a disposable container.
> >
> > To remove the tick flip the body over( not turn it around but flip
> it) and
> > pull out. That straightens the pinchers and they come outthe way
> they go in.
> > Truly!!!
> > Maybe someone can explain it better.
> >
> > Diane
> >
> > ************************************** See what's free at
> http://www.aol.com.
> >
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I couldn't imagine taking all that time for that little bugger to
gasp for breath. When ever I get a tick buried into me I don't have
very much patience.
Don
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "archimedesscrew17"
>
> No - this is not the right thing to do! Smothering a tick can make
> them release infected blood and tissue increasing your chance of
> getting lyme disease or other diseases.
>
> This is from the CDC:
>
> Remove a tick from your skin as soon as you notice it. Use fine-
tipped
> tweezers to firmly grasp the tick very close to your skin. With a
> steady motion, pull the tick's body away from your skin. Then clean
> your skin with soap and warm water. Throw the dead tick away with
your
> household trash.
>
> Avoid crushing the tick's body. Do not be alarmed if the tick's
> mouthparts remain in the skin. Once the mouthparts are removed from
> the rest of the tick, it can no longer transmit the Lyme disease
> bacteria. If you accidentally crush the tick, clean your skin with
> soap and warm water or alcohol.
>
> Don't use petroleum jelly, a hot match, nail polish, or other
products
> to remove a tick.
>
> http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_tickremoval.htm
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, donutz716
> >
> > I received this forwarded e-mail awhile back that talks about tick
> removal.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> > donutz716
> >
> > 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!"
> >
> > MDHASZ@ wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 5/31/2007 2:56:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > Cyclonic07@ writes:
> >
> > Do not touch them directly,
> > use a tweezers or tissue and do not crush the insect until it is
> > separated from the skin and placed in a disposable container.
> >
> > To remove the tick flip the body over( not turn it around but flip
> it) and
> > pull out. That straightens the pinchers and they come outthe way
> they go in.
> > Truly!!!
> > Maybe someone can explain it better.
> >
> > Diane
> >
> > ************************************** See what's free at
> http://www.aol.com.
> >
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> >
> >
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[LbNA] Re: tick removal
From: connfederate (connfederate@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2007-06-01 00:38:06 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, donutz716 wrote:
>
donutz is Italian! lol
>
> Enjoy!
>
Donutz=Do'nutz? Is that Italian vernacular, a contraction of Donna
Nutz: pronoun, loosely translated = crazy girl? :p
Ciao, bella donna! :D
Connfederate
>
donutz is Italian! lol
>
> Enjoy!
>
Donutz=Do'nutz? Is that Italian vernacular, a contraction of Donna
Nutz: pronoun, loosely translated = crazy girl? :p
Ciao, bella donna! :D
Connfederate