How to Remove a Tick From Your Arm

Spring and summer's beautiful weather tends to bring people outdoors for activities and personal enjoyment. Unfortunately, pests such as ticks begin to come out as well. Ticks are from the arachnids class and are efficient carriers of disease. These pests contain the ability to attach firmly to their host to suck blood. Ticks can sneak and latch themselves on or under the arms to begin feeding. You need to remove the tick properly from your arm to prevent the pest's mouth-parts from breaking off and remaining in your skin.

Things You'll Need

• Sharp-tipped Tweezers
• Credit Card
• Tissue
• Rubbing Alcohol
• Cotton Ball
• Antibacterial Soap

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Instructions

• 1

  Grab a pair of sharp-tipped to remove the tick with. Do not use blunt tweezers or you may squeeze the tick's abdomen and inject more bacteria into the bite site.

• 2

  Slide your credit card under the tick and use the tweezers to grasp as close to the tick's mouth as possible. Pull firmly and slowly until the tick releases from the skin. Release the tick from your tweezers, grab it with a tissue and dispose of it.

• 3

  Obtain rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball. Use the cotton ball to absorb the rubbing alcohol and rub the bite site in order to disinfect it. Wash your hands after with antibacterial soap.