In the well-known fable Androcles and the Lion, a tiny splinter brought the mighty lion to his knees. And if you’ve ever had a spiky splinter puncture your tender skin, you can relate. Getting a ...

It is quite common to encounter a splinter in the skin. While superficially embedded splinters are easy to pick out, this may not be the case with large or deep splinters. Most splinters are made of ...

Premier Ewart Brown was left with his arm in a sling yesterday after being treated at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) for a deeply embedded splinter in his left index finger. Dr. Brown ...

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 ...

A splinter is any small fragment of a larger object that gets embedded under the skin surface. This can refer to fragments of wood, glass, metal, or even plastic. Wood splinters are most common and ...

Arizona catcher Miguel Montero was held out of Monday’s Cactus League game against the Royals because of a swollen right thumb that team trainers assumed was the result of a deeply embedded splinter.

A 2cm wooden splinter embedded in Billie J Bedser’s foot went undetected for five years, causing seizures, memory loss and fatigue. The 32-year-old DJ from Australia stepped on the stick during ...