How to remove a tick with a syringe

Probability to meet tick always exists. This is a dangerous arthropod that is carrier of diseases dangerous to humans. Due to the fact that in recent years the climate has become milder, habitat as arachnid as taiga tickgreatly expanded. Today it can be found in the park, in the country, in the city square. And if earlier the parasite lived mainly in Siberia, now it has occupied not only the southern and western parts of Russia, but also the Moscow, Leningrad regions, and the south of Karelia.

How to remove a tick yourself

People use different methods at home in order to remove a tick that has sunk into the body. For this purpose, they use a thread or tweezers, twisting the parasite, drip sunflower oil on it so that it comes out by itself. They do not give a 100% guarantee that it will be completely removed. Therefore, it is likely that a large amount of poison may be released.

Important!

Everyone should know if a tick bit a person, you should not do such actions: apply vegetable oil, as it clogs the airways for the tick, kills it, as a result of which it can return part of the sucked blood to the wound; use caustic liquids (vinegar, gasoline), cigarettes for cauterization; squeeze the tick with your finger, pull it out sharply; use non-sterile items in order to remove the tick.

An extracted parasite should be required attributed to analysis, which will show whether he is infected or not.

The use of a syringe to remove ticks

The head of the tick is the most dangerous part of its body. When someone tries to get a tick from a person with tweezers, a needle or other sharp object, the likelihood that it will rupture always exists. As a result, the jaw that contains the infection will remain in the skin. Therefore, it is advisable to entrust the extraction of the tick to professionals. This is not always possible. There may not be a doctor nearby. A clinic or medical center is far away. Therefore, it is possible and necessary in this case to try remove the parasite yourself. Do it better with a medical syringe. It may also not be in your purse. Therefore, going for a walk, to the forest, park, cottage and the places where the parasites live, you must always have it with you.

In fact, removing a tick with a syringe is not as easy as it might seem. A person who will do such a procedure should be very careful and accurate.

Before proceeding to remove the tick with a syringe, you need to prepare the tools. You will need a regular or insulin syringe, a knife, a disinfectant. The syringe must first be properly prepared:

• pull the syringe piston back to the stop;
• using a knife, carefully cut off the upper part of the syringe (the one into which the needle is installed);
• to obtain the most even cut, it is recommended to heat the knife.

After this, you need to thoroughly wash your hands with soap and do these manipulations in sequence:

1. Disinfect the place where the tick and the syringe itself are.
2. Press the tool firmly against the skin so that it completely covers the arachnid hole.
3. Pull the syringe plunger up gently and slowly.

A tick can be pulled out of a person with a syringe due to the vacuum that is created inside the tool. To better understand how the procedure is done, it is recommended to watch photos and a video. As soon as the tick is removed, it must be placed on a damp cotton swab and closed in a transparent vessel, and then taken to the laboratory for analysis.

Feedback

She was an involuntary witness of how a man was pulled out of a tick by a syringe. The procedure is really quite simple. It is important to do it very carefully. The method is very effective.

Elena, Sumy

Wound treatment

After removing the tick should handle the bite site parasite. Use alcohol or another disinfectant at hand for this purpose. Suitable iodine, hydrogen peroxide.

Going for a walk in the forest park zone, do not forget about the danger of tick attacks. It is recommended that you always have basic products with you that may come in handy. Everything you need is available for sale in pharmacies.

On a note!

This method is not suitable for extracting ticks in domestic animals. This is due to the fact that the coat of pets will not allow you to create the right pressure.

Veterinary clinics sell ticks for animals special devices in the form of a bent hook with a slot. Or you can use tweezers. Animal wounds should also be treated.

Prevention

To protect yourself as much as possible and avoid tick biteIt is recommended to carry out preventive measures:

1. It is advisable to wear clothes with long sleeves. Preference should be given to light smooth fabrics. They are better visible mite, which is more difficult to stay on such a surface.
2. Be sure to use a hat.
3. Shirts, t-shirts and other wardrobe items are recommended to be tucked into trousers, and their lower part into socks.
4. Before you go for a walk, you should treat the clothes with special tick remediesrepelling arthropods.
5. Inspection of clothing should be carried out regularly.

These simple guidelines will help. reduce the risk of a parasite attack. But if he did bite a person, you should immediately go to the hospital. Doctors do not welcome the independent extraction of parasites. In a hopeless situation, you must definitely try to remove the tick with a syringe.