Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic or a thorn that becomes ...

Splinters, small embedded shards, cause pain due to abundant skin receptors. Effective removal involves careful techniques, ...

When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a little splinter in the child’s palm. “He must have gotten it between the ...