Wooden thorns stuck in the nail crevice can be picked out intact using a sterile needle, or pulled out with tweezers or nail clippers, while local disinfection is carried out to avoid the emergence of infection. If you are unable to deal with it on your own, you need to go to the hospital in time.
If the splinter is shallow, it will cause pain, and if it is not removed in time, it may lead to localized pus. When treating the splinter, observe the position of the splinter, if the splinter is exposed beyond the skin, it indicates that the position is not deep, so you can disinfect the splinter with tweezers or nail clippers, and then pull out the splinter slowly, and disinfect it locally with alcohol and hydrogen peroxide solution, to avoid infections.
If the splinter is deeper and not exposed outside the skin, it means that the splinter is deeper and can’t be pulled out directly, you can use a sterile needle to gently pick through the local skin and gradually pick out the splinter, pay attention to the strength when operating to avoid the splinter breaking, if you can’t deal with it on your own, you need to go to the hospital to deal with it, and use aseptic gauze bandage to avoid causing infection.
It is recommended that patients go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor standardized treatment, so as not to delay the condition.