What to do if bamboo thorns pierce the skin

Many families, especially those in the south, sleep on bamboo mats in the summer, which is cool and comfortable. Many southerners still wear conical hats when they go out. For people who often come into contact with bamboo products, it is easy to get pricked by bamboo thorns if they are not careful. When a bamboo thorn gets stuck in your skin, don't panic. There are many ways to help you remove the bamboo thorn without hurting your skin.

1. What to do if bamboo thorns pierce your skin

1. Remove directly with tweezers

If the bamboo thorn is not deeply inserted and can be seen directly with the naked eye, you can use tweezers to directly clamp the bamboo stick remaining outside the skin and carefully pull it out along the direction of its insertion, taking care not to shorten it. After removing the bamboo stick, be sure to clean the wound with iodine or hydrogen peroxide to prevent infection.

2. Use Fengyoujing

If a bamboo stick or piece of wood gets stuck into the skin, you can first drop a drop of medicated oil on the thorn, and then gently pick it out with a needle or tweezers. The advantage of using Fengyoujing is that it will not cause pain and will reduce bleeding. If there is no Fengyoujing around, you can use Wanhua Oil, edible vegetable oil, etc. instead.

3. Use adhesive tape to remove thorns

If the thorn that pierces the skin is small, or if there are multiple thorns pierced in one area, you can use an analgesic ointment to remove the thorns. You can first apply the pain-relieving ointment to the thorny area, then place it near a light bulb to heat it, and then quickly peel off the pain-relieving ointment and the thorn will be removed.

4. Remove the sting from a mole cricket

For those bamboo sticks and wooden thorns that have pierced deeply and are difficult to remove, you can use the Chinese medicinal herb mole cricket to remove the thorns. After crushing it, apply it to the thorny area, and after a while the bamboo thorns will pop out by themselves.

Squeeze out the blood clots in the wound. The blood clots in the wound may be poisonous, so they must be squeezed out. Rinse with clean water. Use running water to carefully rinse the wound and the surrounding area to wash away the remaining blood clots. Then wipe with alcohol or iodine for disinfection. After the above washing, scrub the wound with alcohol or iodine.

If the wound is red and swollen, you can use ice cubes or ice water to cool it down and reduce swelling. Even if a splinter that has penetrated too deeply is removed, you should still go to the hospital to get a tetanus antitoxin injection just in case.

2. Tips for other foreign bodies piercing the skin

1. If iron filings penetrate into the flesh, you can use a magnet to suck them out. If they penetrate deep into the flesh, you can first open the skin a little and then use a magnet to suck them out.

2. If a fish bone pierces the skin, you can use a cotton ball dipped in vinegar to place it on the thorny area, then wrap it with adhesive tape, and apply it again when it is dry. Repeat three times and the fish bone will naturally soften and disappear.

3. When caterpillar thorns pierce the skin, they often cause redness, swelling, pain and discomfort. You can directly use adhesive tape to stick it tightly to the pierced area, and then peel it off forcefully. Repeat several times to remove it.