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Splinters
Treatment:
- If the area around the splinter is dirty,
wash with soap and water.
- Sterilize a pair of tweezers by passing
them through a flame.
- Hold the tweezers as near to the skin as
possible and grasp the splinter, pulling it out gently.
- If unsuccessful, treat as an embedded
foreign body and seek medical help.
- Check tetanus immune status of the
casualty. Splinters are rarely clean and a tetanus injection may be necessary.
- DO NOT PROBE the area to reach the
splinter.
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