Alan Blakey, who works in a children’s home, had removed the splinter four days after it became lodged in the skin of a finger on his left hand ...

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.

A carpenter suffered a life-threatening stroke, blindness, sepsis and pneumonia after a wood splinter in his hand became infected. Dave Parkyn was left blind in his right eye, partially sighted in ...

Removing a splinter is really painful, but what if you do not remove the splinter. Here are some of the effects of leaving a splinter in your skin for too long.

Dave Parkyn suffered a life-threatening stroke, blindness, sepsis and pneumonia after a wood splinter in his hand got infected.

Dave Parkyn, 30, suffered a life-threatening stroke, blindness, sepsis and pneumonia after a wood splinter in his hand got infected.

Q: A few years ago, I was unable to remove a splinter from my hand. Ultimately, it calloused over but was still bothersome. In desperation, I searched the internet to find out how to remove it and ...

You may also require medication to ensure the infection doesn't continue to spread, even after the splinter is gone. Can splinters come out by themselves?