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How to Remove a Leech
34:04 - 38:13 (04:09)
The key to removing a leech from your skin is to be gentle and avoid squeezing it. Simply use a credit card or your fingernail to press on the side of its head to break the seal it has created with its mouth on your skin.
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Don't panic and tear off a leech from your skin.
34:04 - 35:42 (01:38)
Leeches
Summary
Don't panic and tear off a leech from your skin. Instead, remove it gently to avoid detaching and leaving any part of it on you.
ChapterHow to Remove a Leech
EpisodeLeeches: Oh Hell No!
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Learn the proper way to remove a leech from your skin, which involves using a little pressure to break the seal and then cleaning and dressing the wound.
35:42 - 37:06 (01:24)
Leeches
Summary
Learn the proper way to remove a leech from your skin, which involves using a little pressure to break the seal and then cleaning and dressing the wound. It's important to redress the wound more than once because it will continue to bleed.
ChapterHow to Remove a Leech
EpisodeLeeches: Oh Hell No!
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The speaker reminisces about their childhood memories of swimming in creeks and how the fear of dysentery and water moccasins steered them clear.
37:06 - 38:13 (01:07)
Childhood Memories
Summary
The speaker reminisces about their childhood memories of swimming in creeks and how the fear of dysentery and water moccasins steered them clear.