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How do you remove a sliver(splinter)?




VotesAnswer
0I have never had a sliver(splinter).
2It has been so long since I had one that I cannot recall.
1I don't remove them.
0I scream and drive to the nearest hospital.
7I ask someone else to remove it, close my eyes and turn away.
2I ask someone else to remove it and watch them closely.
24I grab the nearest sharp object and dig it out.
15I sterilize a needle and tweezers and operate.
7I do something else.

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magbast
posted 24-Jun-1999 9:34pm  
just dig it out...or if i can, and i've had some bad ones in my time, just push it through and pull it out that way (used to get real bad metal splinters..occupational hazard)
mandy Gold Qualifier
posted 24-Jun-1999 9:36pm  
I used to be a big baby about them, now I wish I had one just so I could have someone dig it out with a shiny sharp tool :)
SueBee Survey Central Subscriber
posted 24-Jun-1999 11:03pm  
If it's in a place I can reach I dig it out myself, usually not bothering to sterilize a needle. If I can't reach, I ask my SO to help, and I supervise.  * smile * I think I've had about a million slivers in my lifetime. I'm a sliver magnet.
fooyun
posted 25-Jun-1999 12:21am  
I use my fingernail to push it out.
Jody Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 25-Jun-1999 10:10am  
I try to sterilize and remove it with tweezers. If I can't, I put on bacitracin and a bandaid and it usually works itself out over the next few days.
dpolicar
posted 25-Jun-1999 2:00pm  
"nearest sharp object" is closest, though I'm somewhat more discriminating than that.
eris
posted 25-Jun-1999 3:49pm  
Depends on how deep it is, how thick it is, how much is sticking out, how strong it is, and where it is. Usually I try to pull it out first, and if that proves untenable I operate. Sometimes it's somewhere I can't reach, in which case I'll ask someone else to do it.
gilly
posted 25-Jun-1999 3:58pm  
If someone else is around, I ask for help. If not, I try to get it out myself with either fingernails, tweezers, or needle, depending on the splinter.
milktree
posted 25-Jun-1999 4:27pm  
it depends on the splinter. I've never sterilized the knife or tweezers to get one out.
drdt
posted 25-Jun-1999 4:45pm  
I lick at it until it falls out.
jjg
posted 26-Jun-1999 8:31am  
It'll eventually fall out of it's own accord.
kirst
posted 1-Jul-1999 9:38am  
Depends...if it's not too deep I use my fingers. If that doesn't work then I go the needle and tweezers route.
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Double Gold Star Survey Creator
posted 1-Jul-1999 8:15pm  
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