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You can remove splinters, larger slivers, and thorns with a needle and tweezers. Check the tweezers beforehand to be certain the ends (pickups) meet exactly. (If they do not, bend them.) Sterilize the tools with rubbing alcohol or a flame.
Clean the skin surrounding the sliver briefly with rubbing alcohol before trying to remove it. Be careful not to push the splinter in deeper. If you don't have rubbing alcohol, use soap and water, but don't soak the area if FB is wood (Reason: can cause swelling of the splinter).
Remove the splinter:
Cradle Cap
Crying Baby - Before 3 Months Old
Crying Child - 3 Months and Older
Dizziness
Fainting
Fever
Hair Loss
Head Injury
Headache
Heat Exposure and Reactions
Lice - Head
Mental Health Problems
Motion Sickness
Sinus Pain or Congestion
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Back Pain
Lymph Nodes - Swollen
Neck Pain or Stiffness
Sore Throat
Strep Throat Exposure
Strep Throat Infection
Swallowed Foreign Body or Object
Asthma Attack
Breath-holding Spell
Chest Pain
Colds
Cough
Croup
Flu
Influenza - Seasonal
Influenza Exposure
Wheezing (Other Than Asthma)
Abdominal Pain - Female
Abdominal Pain - Male
Constipation
Diarrhea
Diarrhea Diseases From Travel
Food Allergy
Menstrual Cramps
Menstrual Period - Missed or Late
Pinworms
Reflux (Spitting Up)
Spitting Up - Reflux
Stomach Pain - Female
Stomach Pain - Male
Stools - Blood In
Stools - Unusual Color
Swallowed Harmless Substance
Umbilical Cord Symptoms
Vomiting With Diarrhea
Vomiting Without Diarrhea
Circumcision Problems
Foreskin Care Questions
Genital Injury - Female
Genital Injury - Male
Jock Itch
Penis-Scrotum Symptoms
Urinary Tract Infection - Female
Urination Pain - Female
Urination Pain - Male
Vaginal Bleeding
Vaginal Symptoms
Arm Injury
Arm Pain
Finger Injury
Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease (HFMD)
Athlete's Foot
Leg Injury
Leg Pain
Toe Injury
Toenail - Ingrown
Eye - Allergy
Eye - Foreign Body or Object
Eye - Injury
Eye - Pus or Discharge
Eye - Red Without Pus
Eye - Swelling
Sty
Tear Duct - Blocked
Ear - Congestion
Ear - Discharge
Ear - Injury
Ear - Pulling At or Rubbing
Ear - Swimmer's
Ear Infection Questions
Earache
Earwax Buildup
Bottle-Feeding (Formula) Questions
Breast-Feeding Questions
Drinking Fluids - Decreased
Fluid Intake Decreased
Medication - Refusal to Take
Mouth Injury
Mouth Ulcers
Teething
Thrush
Tooth Injury
Toothache