Vegetable oil
The most famous way to remove the tick is to lubricate it with vegetable oil. It is believed that the animal, starting to choke, itself crawls from the wound. Or the dead parasite will relax their jaws, after which it is much easier to remove it.
Red-hot needle
The people also advise to pierce the abdomen of ticks hot needle. The meaning is the same: the dead insect will relax their claws - and it will be easy to remove it. There is one more option: cover the parasite with a cigarette with a cigarette.
Thread or tweezers
From a durable thread, you need to make a loop and capture bloodsuckers next to the trunk. Tile to tighten into the knot and start gently pulling the tong, holding the ends perpendicular to the skin. Instead of a thread you can take tweezers - it's best if he has curved ends, - gently capturing them insect closer to the place of bite.
Deploying method
It is believed that the tick is dug into the human skin clockwise. Accordingly, you need to unscrew it counterclockwise. It can be done by hand, only after waking up the fingers of gauze or bandage, so as not to touch insect. Or buy a special device for removing bloodsuckers at the pharmacy. The adaptation is something like a tiny nail.
Syringe
We need a syringe with a container of two cubic centimeters or insulin. A sharp knife need to cut the lower part of the syringe where the needle is inserted. The edges of the cut must be smooth, they can be moistened with saliva or water for better connection with the skin. The resulting device must be attached to the place of bite and start pulling the piston on yourself. It is believed that after these actions, the tick will come out.
Elena Schulman, Dermatologist
Elena Schulman, Dermatologist
- It is not recommended to independently remove the tick, since it most often his part can remain in the human body and may infect the wound. This tick is then impossible to pass on the analysis. Within 24 hours (usually infection takes place no earlier than a day from the moment of bite), you need to contact a trauma, or any medical institution where the doctor will remove the tick. After that, it needs to be sent for analysis.
Behind a man whom the tick was bitten, it is necessary to observe for some time, because in infectious diseases there is an incubation period, which can last from several days to several weeks. It is necessary to pay attention to the local response, which can be both a manifestation of allergy to toxin, isolated by clamp and a sign of infectious disease. If some skin rashes or symptoms of general intoxication appear at the site of the bite (the temperature rose, pain in the muscles, joints, headache), a condition like a cold illness, - you need to urgently contact the infectious doctor,
Before walking through the forest, you need to choose clothes, closing hands, legs and neck, preferably light tones - it is better visible on her insects. The shirt must be refilled in the pants, the bottom of which must be removed into boots or high shoes. There are also special protective equipment. And after returning from the forest, it is necessary to inspect all the clothes, skin cover and head for the presence of insects.