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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Sunshine56 17

Cut it out with a knife. That's what I'd do

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Amie89 20

You can make a paste of water and baking soda, it'll cause the splinter to come out. Sorry about that!

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KnivesDrache 5

At least he didn't do what my dad does. He will use a needle or a knife and try and dig it out enough to grab on with the tweezers. Although I think your teacher's method MIGHT hurt more. So, sorry about that bit.

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cara_marie0303 18

Baking soda mixed with a little bit of water on a bandaid. Just put it on the area and let it go. It'll suck that thing right out after a bit. I do this for my kids every time they get a splinter. Way less painful than digging at it.

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Sia_Will 13

Splinters are not that hard to remove. And you do not need tweezers for that. Only a small needle and some alcohol to disinfect it.

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megnifique 14

clean it up, if its really stuck in there obviously its best to have it removed - But if you have access to a chemists they do a things called magnesium sulphate paste which is used to draw out splinters and objects that get caught under the skin and can sometimes work out cheaper than a doctor depending on where you live :)

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momac86 17

Mix baking soda and water to a paste and put it over the splinter it should pop out

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Sora_McKain 36

At first, I read splinter as sphincter. That made this sound REALLY weird lol.

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lationas 25

Jeezus ******' Christ, your teacher is an imbecile! Anyway.. Just keep it clean, and the skin will gradually force it out :) Our body's largest organ takes care of most things on it's own, as long as it doesn't get infected. Be well!

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