Cite bites often pass unnoticed, which makes the risk of infections especially high. If you find a tick on your body or suspect that it bit you, it is important to act quickly and correctly. How to safely remove the tick on your own, as well as what methods should be avoided so as not to harm yourself – in the material RT. How to remove the tick on your own without harm to health, it usually bites painlessly, so you can not even notice the moment of the bite. If you find a sucked tick on the skin or at least the slightest suspicion of a bite, you need to immediately go to the emergency room. Do not wait and have no doubt. The faster you get medical care, the lower the risk of infection with dangerous infections. It is better to play it safe and see a doctor than missing the onset of the disease. The doctor-therapist, the neurologist of the SberZdorovy medical company Polina Lepilova says that if there is no opportunity to immediately consult a doctor, then you need to remove the tick on your own. There are several ways to do this: 1) Use a special tool (tick -lover). Bring it under the ticks close to the skin, slowly turn and pull it up; 2) tweezers. Grab the tick at the very base, do not press on its body, pull carefully up; 3) the usual thread. Make a loop around the tick trunk, gently swing it until completely extracted. The rules: 1) do not press the tick with your fingers; 2) do not pull it abruptly; 3) do not use oil, kerosene or nail polish; 4) try not to damage the tick so that its saliva does not get on the skin. You need to treat the place of the bite with an antiseptic (for example, chloridexidine) And place the tick in a closed container with wet wool. As soon as possible, consult a doctor (within 72 hours) and take the tick for analysis in the laboratory. You need to the doctor: 1) if this happened in the area where there are many ticks; 2) a red spot on the skin appeared; 3) the head fell ill; 4) the temperature increased. Gettyimages.ru © Sodapix Sodapix What methods of removing the tick are dangerous1. The use of oil not only does not help, but can also increase the risk of infection. The oil clogs the respiratory holes of the tick, forcing it to abide the contents in the wound. 2. Upon trying to pull the tick, sharp movements often lead to the fact that his body breaks off, and the proboscis remains in the skin, which can cause inflammation and suppuration. 3. The use of caustic liquids (ammonia, gasoline and others) can cause a chemical skin of the skin and does not contribute to the safe removal of the tick. 4. Cauterization of a cigarette can lead to skin burns and does not guarantee the safe removal of the tick. 5. The use of a dirty needle for picking in a wound creates a risk of additional infection. 6. Oil and ointment dressings do not contribute to the extraction of a tick, but only worsen the situation. 7. Strong compression of the body of the tick when removing can lead to the causing of diseases from the intestines from the intestines of the tick into the wound. What to do if the tick was bitten, but did not climb under the casing of the tel, but did not suck completely, it still requires attention, since even short -term suction can lead to infection with dangerous diseases. Tell the doctor about the fact of the tick bite. After visiting the emergency room, observe your condition. If any symptoms appear (fever, redness at the bite, general malaise), immediately consult a doctor. The chatty can be taken to analyze the laboratory, especially if he managed to attach to the skin. Only a study can determine whether the tick is a carrier of any infection. How to correctly destroy tick-lump storage and a tick examination is a chance to identify a dangerous infection in time and begin the necessary treatment. Do not destroy the tick unnecessarily, this may be the opportunity to get important information about its contagiousness. After removing the tick, place it in a container, a tube or a clean jar, add a little wet cotton wool or a piece of paper moistened with water. Keep in the refrigerator until the moment of delivery to the laboratory. If you found a tick in the forest that you did not have time to bite, it is important to correctly and safely get rid of it. You can destroy the tick in the following ways: 1) pour alcohol or disinfectant; 2) burn (if possible); 3) freeze in the freezer; 4) pour boiling water.
