It can be a freeing feeling to shuck off your shoes and walk outside barefoot during the warm spring and hot summer until the deck sticks your exposed foot with a tiny, pointy gift: a splinter. But it ...

A splinter is a tiny sliver of material that becomes embedded in or under the skin. This may be wood, metal, glass, a thorn or a prickle. Deep splinters can carry the risk of tetanus infection so ...

Never try to squeeze a splinter out or apply pressure to the region surrounding the splinter, as this might cause the splinter to split or go deeper into your child's skin. Splinters are very common ...