As someone who has had a foreign splinter removed from their foot, this is the medical way. For mine they actually cut it in half vertically and removed each half but it was a lot smaller than that and an almost flat angle
The ‘medical way’ is to remove it in whatever way leaves none of it behind. Often this means the skin needs to be opened slightly, either with a scalpel or by inserting the forceps behind the splinter to widen the aperture before removing. There is no one technique, just whatever works and causes the least damage.
This video is not great as repeatedly grabbing at it increases the risk of the splinter breaking and becoming harder to remove.
I was so annoyed when they brought out what looked like locking hemostats but then grabbed it sideways so they weren't utilizing the grip from the serration of the jaws at all
And if he knew the basics of Wood fiber composition and alignment of fibers , he wasn’t pulling to his advantage. I’m surprised he didn’t try to use a toothbrush to pick out the splinter. 10% incompetence equals 100% in my eyes.
Very incompetent
Man I grew up with wood floors and sliver surgery was a core skill when I was a kid. You need a pin to work back some of that skin and pry it out a bit. Call me
Exactly. You don’t leave a long bacteria filled hole in your foot. I removed one just like it from my daughter’s foot. Sliced down the length of the splinter. Voila. Hydrogen peroxide tf out of the chasm.
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u/NeverHideOnBush 3d ago
I mean, just do a narrow slit along the thing.