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technology and computing virtual realityWhat happens when you leave a splinter in your hand?
Leave a thorn or splinter of wood inyour body for a few months, and it's likely to disintegrateand further stimulate your body's immune response. And anyinfection left untreated can spread and cause septicaemia or bloodpoisoning. So leaving a splinter alone isn't withoutrisks.
Herein, what happens if a splinter is not removed?
If the splinter isn't removed, the bodyprobably won't absorb the invader or break it down. Rather, thebody will likely try to push the splinter out, Biehler said.The splinter may cause an inflammatory reaction, which couldmean swelling and redness in that area.
- disinfecting both the needle and tweezers with rubbingalcohol.
- puncturing the skin with the needle over the part of thesplinter closest to the surface.
- pinching the splinter with the tweezers and pulling it outgently and slowly.
do splinters work themselves out?
Almost always, even fully embedded foreign bodies have aunique sensation. Splinters are full of germs. Ifsplinters are not removed (or don't work their wayout themselves), they may cause an infection.
Leave a thorn or splinter of wood in your bodyfor a few months, and it's likely to disintegrate and furtherstimulate your body's immune response. And any infection leftuntreated can spread and cause septicaemia or bloodpoisoning. So leaving a splinter alone isn't withoutrisks.