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Splinter

H.H. asks from Killeen

My daughter is a tree climber. Yesterday she said her pinky was hurting and showed me a very red, sore, swollen bump on her finger. It was a splinter. After much pain...

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Splinter in Foot

S.D. asks from Columbus

My 14 month old has a splinter in his foot. We have tried a few times to get it out with tweasers. He of course goes crazy and has a fit when we do this while holdi...

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Splinter Tricks

H.P. asks from Dallas

My daughter has a splinter imbedded in her finger that we can't get out-- she just screams! Does anyone have any tricks or old wive's "cures" for getting it to surfac...

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Wood Splinter

K.B. asks from Waterloo

I have a 3yr old son that got a splinter in his hand. He doesn't want us to even look at it without him jerking his hand away. It needs to come out any advice on ho...

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Drawing a Splinter

F.B. asks from New York

Mamas & Papas- Seems I've got a splinter, a bit of sea shell, perhaps broken glass or some other foreign object in my sole. I went barefoot at the beach, and have...

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Splinter Terror

H.P. asks from Washington DC

My son complained of leg soreness after preschool today, and when I checked them out, he had a splinter in the back of each leg (from sitting on a bench and sliding o...

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Splinter in Child's Finger

A.Z. asks from Los Angeles

My 3 year old got a very small splinter in one of her fingers a couple days ago. The area around the splinter is red and looks infected, but I can't get her to stay ...

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Splinter in Bottom of Foot

T.G. asks from New York

Should I try to remove a splinter? My son walked around barefoot in the yard yesterday and now he's got a splinter on the bottom of his foot. it is sensitive to touc...

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Splinter Under Fingernail Help!

E.D. asks from Dallas

My 5 yr old has a splinter underneath his fingernail. The top of the splinter is just barley exposed. I'm pretty sure I can pull it out myself..but...he is terrified ...

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  • glue or duct tape in 2 answers "I second the glue or duct tape."
  • soak it in warm water in 2 answers "soak it in warm water and epsom salt, put topical antibacteria cream such as bacitracin ..."
  • epsom salt in 3 answers "I agree with Epsom salt soaks."
  • elmers glue in 2 answers "If that doesn't work, since they are sticking out, the elmers glue trick should work."
  • elmers glue in 2 answers "I just LOVE the Elmer's glue technique!"