In chat here at DrGreene.com, a mother asked me about the best method for getting ticks off our kids (and animals). People in the room had heard of many methods: applying rubbing alcohol, smothering with Vaseline, painting with fingernail polish, twisting clockwise (or counterclockwise), and touching with a hot match.
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Ticks should be removed immediately when found; here are some of the best ways. ... Remove ticks immediately! ... The easiest, and safest, way to remove a tick is to grab it by the mouthparts and pull straight up. Obviously, the difficult part is to securely grab the mouthparts! Here are a few suggestions:
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Science Forum Index » Medicine Forum » best way to remove ticks on pets: wirecutter ... So I think I found the very best way to remove a tick. Simply use wirecutters. Unlike a fingernail clipper is too sharp and leaves portions of the tick embedded. But a wire cutter is not sharp enough to sever the tick and...
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Prevention and Control of Ticks Around the Home ... Do not use bare hands to remove the tick because tick secretions may carry disease. The best way to remove a tick is to grasp it firmly with tweezers as close to the skin as possible and gently, but firmly, pull it straight out.
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Removed ticks should be saved in a vial or jar labeled with the date and location.  This information will aid the physician in the diagnosis of spotted fever or Lyme disease should an illness develop...
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The best way to remove a tick is with fine-pointed tweezers. Grab as closely to the skin as possible and pull straight back, using steady but gentle force. In addition: ... Do not try to smother the tick with products such as petroleum jelly or mineral oil. Ticks can store enough oxygen to complete feeding...
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One day in class Dr. Patricia Conrad, parasitologist and expert in the field, described the best way to remove a tick. I wish I had known it sooner. I find that it removes entire ticks about 90% of the time.
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