Ticks

[Swanie]

Hope this infomation will help someone out there.

A School Nurse has written the info below -- good enough to share

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 swab
it for a few seconds (15-20), 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 in KY, 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!"

Swanie

[crappiencali]

Thanks for the information. I can use this when I'm back home hunting or out on the farm ponds.

[crappiequeennc]

Swanie..That is not the best way to remove a tick from anybody!!!!


Please before you post the e-mails you get make sure that they are true....

My oldest son had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever when he was only 2 years old...So I take this subject very serious...

Check out this site it will tell you the truth...http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/tick.asp

It could save someones life...

[Zebco33]

Wow cq, checked out the site.I did learn alot.Thanks.

[Swanie]

Thanks for the info. I did not know. I will check things out more next time.

Thanks Swanie