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Splinter

I've managed to get a splinter in my little finger near the joint, and it's rather unpleasant. My finger's all swollen and I'm getting shooting pains running into my wrist and I'm getting cramp in my hand. So what can I do about it? There's nothing sticking out so I can't bite it out or use tweezers.
well once i had that happen so i happened to have a craft knife in my pencil case, and introduced it to my hand :smile: hope that helps
Just push it out of the skin slightly but squeezing around it and then use tweezers. No probs.
Reply 3
Tried that, refuses to come out.
Ouch.Persist.It will come out eventually.
If its deeply embedded into your finger then i suggest you get a medical professional (nurse? GP?)to remove it because if it stays in there it might cause an infection from the germs of the splinter.
Reply 6
mix a bit of sugar and soap together to make a paste, put it on the splinter and put a plaster over it, by morning ti will probably have drawn it out

lou xxx
Reply 7
Ok, I've tried the sugar and soap idea, see how it feels in the morning.

Thanks
next time get it out asap, if it'll come out the way it went in thats always good but if not make a new hole by whatever means necessary, if ur a guy u'll probably find it fun anyway...
Reply 9
If you can see it under the skin, get a needle and push it along and out from under the skin with the sharp end. You might end up breaking the skin a little, but it will soon heal with the splinter gone.

Marcus
Reply 10
I tend to just poke around with a steralised scapel and pair of tweezers.
Reply 11
if not get one of your flatmates to have a go at prising it out tomoz.
Reply 12
I dig around it with a sewing needle
Reply 13
sewing needles are good
*nods sagely*
Just sterilise the sewing needle first by putting it in boiling water! Don't make the risk of germs worse!

Lou
xxx
Reply 15
just use your mother's favourite kitchen knife
Reply 16
I think the soap/sugar thing did the trick, appears to be gone. Which is good because there's no way in hell I (with my shockingly poor hand-eye co-ordination) am poking around it with a knife.