During the summer period the splinter at the child is so widespread problem, as well as the injured knee or small bruise. To pull out it does not make particular problems, however at the same time it is necessary to know separate nuances of process.
It is required to you
- - needle,
- - hot water,
- - means for disinfection of a wound.
Instruction
1. Most often splinters appear on fingers of hands and legs. To facilitate process of their pulling, skin on the damaged site it is necessary to steam out previously. For this purpose it is enough to ship for 10 minutes a finger in warm water. If during this time sit still the child cannot, it is possible to try a warm compress. At early age children are afraid of the similar procedure therefore it is the best of all to pull out a splinter together when one adult holds on a lap the kid and an extremity, and the second makes manipulations with a needle. If to turn the procedure into a game, originally "taking a splinter" from a pad of a toy bear or a dog, then to the child it will be less terrible.
2. Rasparivany skin allows to smooth painful feelings. When skin is steamed rather out before pulling out a splinter at the child, it is necessary to prepare disinfectants. If the tip of a splinter acts over skin, it is necessary only to pull out it by means of tweezers. If all splinter is hidden under skin, then it is necessary to resort to use of a needle. It needs to be processed alcohol or peroxide of hydrogen then it is easy to raise edge of skin where the splinter or a chip begins. Further the foreign matter is taken out by tweezers or nails. It is necessary to work surely, otherwise the risk of splitting of a splinter on small parts is high. In this case it will be much more difficult to pull out it.
3. Not less important aspect of how to get a splinter at the child, processing of the wound is. It is carried out by means of peroxide of hydrogen or solution of diamond greens. It is possible to use iodine or other modern medications. It allows to avoid possible inflammation. If a wound small, then it is not necessary to bandage it. However if the splinter was big, then for prevention of contact with bacteria it is possible to hide it a plaster or bandage.