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We all get a thorn in our hand from time to time.
It can be from unruly furniture, or a random walk in nature, and for adults it's no big deal, but when it comes to children, it can be agony that includes screaming and pain.
A video posted by Dr. Mairo Figura - who has 620,000 followers on TikTok - shows a mother removing a thorn using a handy tool that is probably found in every medicine cabinet. Dr. Figura, an anesthesiologist based at UCLA, confirmed the mother's ingenious solution, writing: "Where was That trick when I was growing up."
@doctormyro No more painful digging in there!
#splinter #lifegack #momhack #doctorreact #howto #lifeskills #greenscreenvideo ♬ Quirky - Oleg Kirilkov
In the video, the mother is seen using a plastic syringe with a cut end to suck out the thorn in seconds.
"You really only want the tip of the barb," comments Dr. Figura. "Place the syringe over it, pump it out.
Wow, it's gone!'"
Some children's medications, even over-the-counter ones, come with a free syringe to help parents easily measure the right amount of liquid into a child's mouth.
Experts recommend extracting the spike as soon as you notice it. This is because delaying extraction can also increase the risk of infection and also the likelihood that scar tissue will grow around it, making it difficult to remove it. If you are unable to remove it and at the same time you are still suffering from severe pain, increasing swelling or prolonged fever, it is recommended to go to the emergency room.
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