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A member asked:
I got a splinter in my finger from a wooden basket. i tried to use baking soda to remove it this morning and i've tried to squeeze it out. help?
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See your doctor!: I have no idea what to tell you except go see a doctor, maybe go to an urgent care center if you need to, to have a doctor look at it and decide how to remove it before you end up with a major infection. Stop trying to deal with it yourself, you may be making things worse.
Answered 4/13/2014
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