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Specializes in Emergency.

Had a kid present with eye irritation & redness x3 days. He thought it might be a wood chip. Nope, it was a deer tick embedded in his eye, just lateral of the pupil. Sent to the opthamologist that day for extraction.

Gotta love those zebras.

Next......

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Specializes in Oncology, Psych, Corrections.

Oh my gosh!!! My boyfriend had one on his back after working in a wooded area. It was HARD to get off his skin. I can only imagine how awful it would be in the eye!! Poor kid :(

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

Aaaaaagh!!! :eek:

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Specializes in Home Health.

Aaaargh! He couldn't see that tic!?

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Specializes in LTC.

Makes me all crawly just reading about it!!!!

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Ew...

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Specializes in ER, Trauma.

That'll teach him to look that close at a deer!

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Specializes in ER.

in that same vein...

had a man come in who had been working under his home, renovating - very very old home. Came in with "rash" - turned out there were WELL over 100 ticks all over him. So small they appeared as freckles, until closer inspection revealed these freckles had legs that were wiggling....

A W E S O M E.

Not so much.

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My eyes are watering just thinking about it. Ouch!!

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Specializes in Med Surg/Tele/ER.

When my husband was at home he, his dad, and brother use to coon hunt a lot.....his mom said they would have deer ticks all over them....she would have them shower using Rid....the head lice stuff.....worked for them!

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Specializes in cardiac-telemetry, hospice, ICU.

No rotenone eye drops?

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