Learn a practical technique for removing splinters more easily, helping make small wood-related injuries easier to handle.

Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic or a thorn that becomes embedded in the skin and the soft tissue underneath. The outer skin layer, known ...

A simple splinter removal method is to clean the area, gently lift the splinter out with sterilized tweezers in the same direction it entered, then disinfect the skin to prevent infection. Hiker stops ...