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>Gripping the tick and pulling up risks squeezing infected blood back into the body Not if you grip at the bottom. >slide it under the tick then spin it Spin

>Gripping the tick and pulling up risks squeezing infected blood back into the body Not if you grip at the bottom. >slide it under the tick then spin it Spinning is exactly what can cause the fangs to detach and stay under the skin. https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/removing_a_tick.html https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/removing_a_tick.html

EGreg 9y ago
It does say "don't twist or jerk the tick" What does "groip at the bottom" mean? I think this device can be used to remove the tick without rotating. Which of you is right?
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
  >What does "grip at the bottom" mean? As close to the skin as possible. The way I've always removed ticks is to grab a pair of tweezers, use them to grab the tick at the skin, lift gently. >I think this device can be used to remove the tick without rotating. Its instructions show using the device to grip the tick as close to skin as possible and spinning a few times with the expected result being that the tick detaches on it's own so I don't think you'd want to do that. It appears that the device is designed to hold the body and the mouth in place so pulling up will have the effect of squeezing the body, the one thing you _do not_ want to do. Here, I found this from a different website which is pretty helpful. When using tweezers / forceps, the tick is grabbed close to the skin, gripping the tick at the base of its mouth parts. Twisting the tick then exerts pressure to its mouth parts, which can cause them to break off. You should NEVER twist with tweezers. The O’Tom Tick Twister cradles the body of the tick and doesn’t exert pressure to either its mouth parts or its abdomen. It can therefore be safely twisted in one direction (either clockwise or counter-clockwise – the tick is not screw-threaded), which allows the barbs on the tick’s proboscis to be freed from the surrounding tissue. The twisting action also helps to crack the special saliva cement that most hard-tick species secrete to fix themselves in. Because the tool doesn’t cause any compression to the body of the tick, it minimises the risk of back-flow of the tick’s saliva and gut contents, and therefore helps to avoid disease transmission. If you use this tool to lever (like a crow bar) the mouth parts are likely to break off. If you twist the tick one way and then the other, the mouth parts are likely to break off. Twist in one direction only. http://www.ticktwister.co.uk/why-is-it-safe-to-twist-with-this-tool-2/ http://www.ticktwister.co.uk/why-is-it-safe-to-twist-with-th... >Which of you is right? It probably depends on whether this statement is correct: It can therefore be safely twisted in one direction (either clockwise or counter-clockwise – the tick is not screw-threaded), which allows the barbs on the tick’s proboscis to be freed from the surrounding tissue. and in my bit of searching I wasn't able to find proof one way or another, just general advice not to twist.
- yAnonymous 9y ago
  >What does "groip at the bottom" mean? Exactly what the example images show. Move the tweezers as close to the skin as possible, then grab and pull the tick out with steady force. >Which of you is right? Most fragile objects break much easier when you twist them, because the twisting causes micro fractures by itself. I don't see why it would be different for the head of a tick. German and Austrian authorities and independent sources give the same advice [1][2] as the CDC. So it's pretty much common sense and the advice of several researchers against the advice of someone who wants to sell a product. [1] https://www.zecken.de/de/zecken-entfernen https://www.zecken.de/de/zecken-entfernen [2] https://www.gesundheit.gv.at/krankheiten/immunsystem/zecken-krankheiten/zecken-entfernen https://www.gesundheit.gv.at/krankheiten/immunsystem/zecken-...
headShrinker 9y ago
If by “bottom” you mean ‘head’ then yes. You grab the tick as close to your skin as you can get. There is a special wand tick removal device. It spins the entire tick without changing the axis of the spin. The tick’s mouth stays intact as it is detached. If you do not have this device, use tweezers grab head close to skin, and gently pull straight out without bending or twisting the tick. disclosure: I live 60 miles from Lyme, Connecticut... ticks are part of my daily life

EGreg 9y ago

It does say "don't twist or jerk the tick" What does "groip at the bottom" mean? I think this device can be used to remove the tick without rotating. Which of you is right?

frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
>What does "grip at the bottom" mean? As close to the skin as possible. The way I've always removed ticks is to grab a pair of tweezers, use them to grab the tick at the skin, lift gently. >I think this device can be used to remove the tick without rotating. Its instructions show using the device to grip the tick as close to skin as possible and spinning a few times with the expected result being that the tick detaches on it's own so I don't think you'd want to do that. It appears that the device is designed to hold the body and the mouth in place so pulling up will have the effect of squeezing the body, the one thing you _do not_ want to do. Here, I found this from a different website which is pretty helpful. When using tweezers / forceps, the tick is grabbed close to the skin, gripping the tick at the base of its mouth parts. Twisting the tick then exerts pressure to its mouth parts, which can cause them to break off. You should NEVER twist with tweezers. The O’Tom Tick Twister cradles the body of the tick and doesn’t exert pressure to either its mouth parts or its abdomen. It can therefore be safely twisted in one direction (either clockwise or counter-clockwise – the tick is not screw-threaded), which allows the barbs on the tick’s proboscis to be freed from the surrounding tissue. The twisting action also helps to crack the special saliva cement that most hard-tick species secrete to fix themselves in. Because the tool doesn’t cause any compression to the body of the tick, it minimises the risk of back-flow of the tick’s saliva and gut contents, and therefore helps to avoid disease transmission. If you use this tool to lever (like a crow bar) the mouth parts are likely to break off. If you twist the tick one way and then the other, the mouth parts are likely to break off. Twist in one direction only. http://www.ticktwister.co.uk/why-is-it-safe-to-twist-with-this-tool-2/ http://www.ticktwister.co.uk/why-is-it-safe-to-twist-with-th... >Which of you is right? It probably depends on whether this statement is correct: It can therefore be safely twisted in one direction (either clockwise or counter-clockwise – the tick is not screw-threaded), which allows the barbs on the tick’s proboscis to be freed from the surrounding tissue. and in my bit of searching I wasn't able to find proof one way or another, just general advice not to twist.
yAnonymous 9y ago
>What does "groip at the bottom" mean? Exactly what the example images show. Move the tweezers as close to the skin as possible, then grab and pull the tick out with steady force. >Which of you is right? Most fragile objects break much easier when you twist them, because the twisting causes micro fractures by itself. I don't see why it would be different for the head of a tick. German and Austrian authorities and independent sources give the same advice [1][2] as the CDC. So it's pretty much common sense and the advice of several researchers against the advice of someone who wants to sell a product. [1] https://www.zecken.de/de/zecken-entfernen https://www.zecken.de/de/zecken-entfernen [2] https://www.gesundheit.gv.at/krankheiten/immunsystem/zecken-krankheiten/zecken-entfernen https://www.gesundheit.gv.at/krankheiten/immunsystem/zecken-...

headShrinker 9y ago

If by “bottom” you mean ‘head’ then yes. You grab the tick as close to your skin as you can get. There is a special wand tick removal device. It spins the entire tick without changing the axis of the spin. The tick’s mouth stays intact as it is detached. If you do not have this device, use tweezers grab head close to skin, and gently pull straight out without bending or twisting the tick. disclosure: I live 60 miles from Lyme, Connecticut... ticks are part of my daily life