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Splinter remedy [26 vote(s)]

Let nature take its course, eventually it will pus out
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Dig in there NOW with a needle or knife and get it OUT
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davelacourse


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Ouch! A sliver in the finger!
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First of all, let's clarify - we're talking about a small, wood sliver. Not a metal sliver (I 've had those too and they are way worse IMHO).

Not a giant wood sliver (I had one of those too, from a dock piling, about 1/8" wide and 1" long, driven in deep, needed minor surgery to get it out).

We are talking about just your basic, everyday, "ouch" little wood sliver, and then later on you see that nasty little thing in there, and you maybe try to tweeze it out or squeeze it out but you can't get it and it is still in there, and it is an irritating hurt, maybe only a 2 or 3 on the 0-10 scale, but especially when you bump that finger in that spot "ouch" again.

So you figure you need to do something, what do you do about it?

My wife, the Registered Nurse, Clinical Specialist and Master's prepared, with oodles of experience and she is basically almost always correct in her "what to do" about any injury, illness, ailment or confabulation, says:

1. "Just let it be, after a while it will fester around the site (as the body's great defense against intrusion, i.e. White Blood Cells go to work) and it will become full of pus and then your just squeeze and voila! the splinter will come out."

To which I (never having gone through childbirth so having a lesser udnerstanding of levels of pain) say:

"What???!!! But it hurts NOW and it will keep hurting until something is done and I do not want to wait that long!"

So my answer (taught to me by my dearly departed mother) is:

2. "Get a needle, heat it with a match to sterilize it, and dig in there to pry that sumbitch out, yes it will hurt during the process and yes you will have to rend the flesh around the site but once it is out ahhhhh relief. Put a bandaid on it and you are good to go."

So what do you do? (Vote - attached poll)

Dave


-- Edited by davelacourse on Tuesday 11th of May 2010 06:56:19 PM

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Dig that sucker out!  Yeah!!!!

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I gently dig it out with a needle. Last one was glass, never did see it and had to open it up 3 times over 10 days to finally get it out.

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I get slivers at work all the time best way to get them out is with a olfa knife. Make sure you brake it of so you have a fresh one stick the point in press your thumb nail down on the sliver and pull works better than any needle.

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Carve it out quickly, so you're not late for the meatloaf!

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I concur on the Olfa knife. But take an ice cube or two and freeze the spot where the sliver is before you open er' up.

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Never thought about the knife, but I have modified the voting choices to include that!

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We'd like some pictures of the surgery Dave.

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i get slivers everyday (seriously, everyday!) and i find the knife works really good, but sometimes the needle to make a nice hole so it will come out easier. I get ones on my shoulders also so i usually just let them fester for a while and then push them out. I deliver wood trim and doors and i work back in the mill sometimes too so i get them so much now they dont bother me too much.

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Finger nail clippers.

You nibble away at the enter point until you can grab the sliver and pull it out.

And if it really hurt, you can go get yourself a cherry sucker.

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1wheelpeel wrote:

Finger nail clippers.

You nibble away at the enter point until you can grab the sliver and pull it out.

And if it really hurt, you can go get yourself a cherry sucker.


Ditto. I was reading all the replies and was thinking "Does nobody use my technique?" until I got to your's. Works for me every time.

 



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This reminds me of a very cool method my father showed me on how to remove a ring from a finger. It's hard to put into words, but it works every time...

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Ya, I'm a finger nail clipper advocate as well, someone said freeze the area, that was a joke right?

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Get slivers almost everyday at work (they don't use smooth,sanded wood for pallets)
I use the boxcutter if I'm at work and the nail clippers if at home.

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Also reminds me of a method I once heard of to get rid of crabs...
You shave a bare patch in the pubic hair...douse the remaining pubic hair with gasoline...set it on fire...then when the little buggers run for the clearing you stab them with an ice pic.
I personally haven't tried it.

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sixtywagon wrote:

Get slivers almost everyday at work (they don't use smooth,sanded wood for pallets)
I use the boxcutter if I'm at work and the nail clippers if at home.


Forgot about box cutters, I have reverted to a good steak knife from time to time as well!

 



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03cts sport wrote:

Also reminds me of a method I once heard of to get rid of crabs...
You shave a bare patch in the pubic hair...douse the remaining pubic hair with gasoline...set it on fire...then when the little buggers run for the clearing you stab them with an ice pic.
I personally haven't tried it.


I'd be willing to try it.................................................on you.

 



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Carl Stevenson wrote:

03cts sport wrote:

Also reminds me of a method I once heard of to get rid of crabs...
You shave a bare patch in the pubic hair...douse the remaining pubic hair with gasoline...set it on fire...then when the little buggers run for the clearing you stab them with an ice pic.
I personally haven't tried it.


I'd be willing to try it.................................................on you.

 


Haaaaaaa!  Without question Carl, your responses here make me laugh more than anyone else!

 



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03cts sport wrote:
Haaaaaaa!  Without question Carl, your responses here make me laugh more than anyone else!

No, I'm serious.

 

 

 

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Carl Stevenson wrote:

03cts sport wrote:
Haaaaaaa!  Without question Carl, your responses here make me laugh more than anyone else!

No, I'm serious.

 

 

 

rofl.gif     rofl.gif       rofl.gif

 


Haaaaaaaaaa, there you go again!!!! Haaaaaaaaaaaa!

 



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I always use Clippers too.

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Heated needle, a pair of VERY pointy tweezers I have, and rubbing alcohol (to apply, not to drink).

The worst splinters are Hemlock, they infect within hours! It just so happens that the car shed I'm building an addition onto is made of Hemlock boards.
Pressure-treated lumber splinters are also very bad. Always wear gloves when working with PT lumber!

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cdnpont wrote:

We'd like some pictures of the surgery Dave.


Next time I have to remove a sliver I will be sure to document the procedure smile.gif

Also:

I like the nail clipper technique, but have experience with needle and will stick with what I know.

That huge sliver I got from the dock piliing was pressure treated lumber and was really nasty. I had to have a REAL doctor remove it.

Don't know why this just popped into my memory, but an old mechanic friend of mine, whenever he got cut working in the garage, would pour motor oil on it, he swore by that method.

Dr. Dave


-- Edited by davelacourse on Wednesday 12th of May 2010 08:07:29 AM

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03cts sport wrote:

This reminds me of a very cool method my father showed me on how to remove a ring from a finger. It's hard to put into words, but it works every time...


A string under the ring and then winding it tightly above the ring. Then pull on the lower end of the string until the ring works it's way up and off?

My Mom tried everything, butter, oil, soap, ice, and this way was the only one to work!

Dave, speaking of oil, some people swear by WD-40 for curing their arthritus pains/stiffness.

http://arthritis.about.com/od/alternativetreatments/f/wd40.htm

 



-- Edited by Pontiacanada on Wednesday 12th of May 2010 09:01:03 AM

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Just remmeber the wisdom of George Carlin (R.I.P.)......."It's ok to prick your finger, just don't finger your prick".

-- Edited by 1wheelpeel on Wednesday 12th of May 2010 09:04:02 AM

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