Removing a tick: proper technique in children
There is medical consensus on the need to remove the tick within 24 hours the mite parasites to the human host, to avoid possible complications. The preferred way is by gently traction the mite, aided by forceps without twisting or chokes with toxic agents, because of the possibility that the mite e...
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Language: | English |
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Medwave Estudios Limitada
2012-06-01
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2012.05.5427 |