How to Remove a Tick

Safly remove a tick. When the ticks head gets inbeded in the skin.Do not try to pull off the tick.Use this easy and safe way to remove the tick.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Vaseline,alcohal,antibiotic ointment,tishues

1. Put a blob of vaseline over the hole tick,making sure you get around the head.The tick won't beable to breath.Now wait a few minutes.The tick will back out on its own.Never try to pull out the tick,the head can be left be hind in the skin.

2. Using tishue wipe off tick and vaseline.With a clean tishue wipe off skin with alcohal.Next apply some antibiotic ointment.Remember the area and check it once or twice a day.Reapply antibiotic ointment once or twice daily.Look for redness,swelling of the area,any puss or bleeding.

3. Write on calendar when human or animal was bit by tick.This can be very important.Ticks can cary Lyme Disease.Up to 3 weeks later if there is signs of stiffness,swelling of limbs or joints,fever,lethargy,loss of appetite,vomiting and depression.Call your Doctor or vet.

Tips & Warnings

• Ticks can be any where,parks,hicking trails, woods and camp sites.When spending time out side in the spring,summer and fall always check your self,your child and your pets for ticks.

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on 5/21/2009 Ticks should NOT be removed this way. Messing with the tick by applying Vaseline, nail polish, soap, etc. may actually cause it to regurgitate its stomach contents into the host and thus increases the likelihood of disease transmission.The correct way to remove a tick is to use a small tipped tweezers and grip the tick as close to the skin as possible. Then gently but firmly pull the tick straight out. Do not crush the body, do not twist the tick out, and do not handle the tick with your fingers.