Tick removal

[oh_mama33]

Tick Removal (tis the season)

Please forward to anyone with children. or hunters, or pets, thanks!

A School Nurse has written the info below -- good enough to share -- And
it really works!!

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 let it stay on the repulsive insect for a
few seconds (15-20), after which 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 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!"

Please pass on; everyone needs this helpful hint.