Don't take medical advice from teachers

By pain - 20/05/2016 04:23 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I got a splinter in my shop class. The teacher dug at it with tweezers for a while, then told me that my best bet would be to wait until the wound got infected and formed a bunch of pus around the splinter to force it out. It's in my dominant hand's palm. FML
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chuka81 27

You have two choices here. You could either listen to your teacher, or go see a qualified doctor.

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anthonydpalm 18

Cut your whole hand off OP. Trust me, I'm a doctor.

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usnwife 18

Make a paste of baking soda and water, cover the splinter and put a band-aid over it. May take a couple days, but it will help pull the splinter out, without waiting for an infection!

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cyndasaur 10

Heh. You think that's bad? Index finger. Under the nail. It's still there. Had to break it off with a sewing needle. It's slowly being pushed out by nail growth.

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creepyclowntown 10

there are suggestions online on how to get it to pop out enough to tweezer it. I think one is making a baking soda paste. check it out

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Rosebudx 32

Run the flat of a sewing needle over the splinter and see if it pops up at all. If it is on the top level of the dermis, it may come partially out or be easily slid out with just a little needlework. If not, it might come out on its own eventually; the body will try to force it out, infection or no. Either way, get some Neosporin on the wound ASAP once it comes out.

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DestinyNiya 33

Use a key! The hole that's in the key, use that to try and push it out!

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mala_19 19

I waited two days when I had a splinter in my finger, it got infected and the infection pushed it out. Cheaper than the doctor and probably hurts less afterwards. But don't wait too long. There is infected and INFECTED!

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yerawizardlizzy 27

Did they cut funding for the school nurse or something?

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missymaster 16

Is this actually a thing? I have literally never gone to a school that had a nurse. Teachers have basic first aid but generally if it is worth more than a bandaid they just call the parents ( or ambulance if necessary).

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TaoShaman 24

Schools don't have nurses? Mine always did. I always had to go to the nurse at least once. Maybe it depends on the location?

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Mortimer14 9

Take a sewing needle (a pin works too but it's shorter). First sterilize it - heat, alcholol, whatever - push the pin under the splinter and lift. Don't worry if it tears the skin, that just makes it easier to grab the splinter. Once you get it to move, you should be able to pull it out. If you draw blood, or if the splinter is in that far already, go to a doctor instead. For those who have posted with splinters under your nails: 1) OW!! 2) pull off the nail and you should be able to grab the splinter. The nail will probably grow back. I've had three (two toes and one finger) nails pulled off only to grow back normally.

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sirrubberduckie 35

Are you seriously recommending that people pull their nails off? You realize that's a method of torture for a reason, right?

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