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5 Easiest Ways to Remove a Splinter in a Child. We have been blessed with a child who, at 2 years old, normally listens, who will reason with you. when she wants to do something you said no to and who is pretty sturdy. She once kicked a bump on the floor, and said ouch, but moved on and kept on talking and walking, until I realized that her nail had broken backwards. and there was blood all over the floor. Yeap, that kind of sturdy. So you can imagine what I expected when she got a splinter on the bottom of her foot. and came to me saying “mama, my foot hurts”. I thought “I totally got this”. I pride myself in being able to get splinters from little ones, teens and adults before they even noticing I’m done, so how hard could it be. This splinter has taught me once again that children are amazing beings with mysterious trigger points, and I have been humbled dealing with this one. It all started well enough. The splinter was very thick and deep under her skin with no protruding parts. I told her what I was going to do, she agreed, I got some tweezers and some peroxide and went to work. Within 3 minutes, this child of mine was screaming as if I were performing major surgery in her without anesthesia. She would kick, scream, say I don’t want it out anymore and then kick some more. I swear, that couldn’t possibly have hurt more than some mild discomfort, since I had barely touched her foot when it began. I started psychoanalyzing it and started blaming it on all the times they pricked her foot after she was born for blood tests for some stupidly mild jaundice. I had to blame someone for the over the top reaction, and blaming the fact that she is 2 years old wasn’t good enough so hospital trauma would have to do! After 3 failed attempts, and a child who seemed happier limping around the house than letting me take the splinter out, I hit mom groups and sites and started asking for advice.. Some people suggested drawing salve or Ichthammol ointment, but honestly, who has that handy. Others told me to cut the skin with a razor blade. Seriously. While my child is kicking. And some suggested I just wait it out, and that it would come out on its own. Not a bad advice, but the fact that it makes it hard for her to walk and that I will be worried about infection kind of ruled that our for us for this particular case. Had it not been right on the bottom of her foot I might have considered that one.. Below are the 5 best and least traumatic ways to remove a splinter in a complaining child: 1. Baking Soda. Several moms swear by this one. Make a paste with baking soda and water and apply to the splinter area. Cover with a band-aid and leave for about 30 minutes and take the band-aid off. The splinter should be out or protruding much more, making it easy to pull it out.. 2. Glue or Tape. Pour Elmer’s glue ( or some other non toxic, fast drying glue) on the splinter. wait for it to dry out and pull the glue off. The glue penetrated the hole and sticks to the spli
This removal TRICK apply to ANYWHERE that you can ” SQUEEZE ” and SMALL + TINY SPLINTERS that is really HARD TO GET IT OUT. You can remove the splinter with EASE + LESS Painful STUBBORN. From: Wood + Thorn + Metal + Slivers + Etc…. NOTE: During the Hot + Cold Water period. The SMALL + TINY SPLINTER(s) will ” RISE “. This will give you a chance to ” Pull or Tweezer ” it out. If unsuccessful, once the pain go away, you can try to squeeze it out ” Pull or Tweezer ” it out. That is why we are using Hot + Cold Water Method. Not only help it to get it out, it will ease the pain as well.. This is GREAT FOR KIDS who are afraid of pain, etc… Also, it is an EASY way to clean out the infections or prevent infection using the HOT + COLD WATER METHOD. Not only you can apply this to ” Splinter “, but you can use this method for: Finger, Knee, Blown Up Fingers, Wrist, Sprain Ankle Other Body Parts too! Heal: Cut Bruise, Purple Bruises, Infection, Blown Up Finger Infection, Wrist, Sprained Ankle, Etc… SEE LINK IN VIDEO. HOT WATER WARNING NOTE: If you are using it on kids or even adults…. TEST the Water first… Make sure the Water is WARM / HOT… But NOT HOT since they are less likely to know the differences! If you find this Video, give this a try before trying to remove with ” Needle or Tweezers “. Those are the ” LAST RESORT ” methods or use it as an ” ASSIST ” after using the HOT + COLD WATER METHOD. YES, I’ve used this method plenty of times and also it will help with NOT getting infections! -- Medical Disclaimer:. The information on this Video is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on my Channel or available in this Video is for general information / entertainment purposes only. I makes no representation and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of information contained on or available through in this Video or my Channel, and such information is subject to change without notice. You are encouraged to confirm any information obtained from or through in this Video with other sources, and review all information regarding any medical condition or treatment with your physician. NEVER DISREGARD PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE OR DELAY SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU HAVE HEARD ON MY CHANNEL OR ACCESSED THROUGH THIS CHANNEL. I do not recommend, endorse or make any representation about the efficacy, appropriateness or suitability of any specific tests, products, procedures, treatments, services, opinions, health care providers or other information that may be contained on or available through this Channel. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY ADVICE, COURSE OF TREATMENT, DIAGNOSIS OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION, SERVICES OR PRODUCTS THAT YOU OBTAIN THROUGH THIS VIDEO / CHANNEL.. My Channel Disclaimer:. These Video(s) on my Channel is mainly for entertainment purposes only and due to factors beyond of my control, I cannot guarantee against unauthorized modifications of this information, or improper use of this information. I assumes no liability for any property or personal damage that may arise from doing a Repair or your DIY Projects or Vehicle after watching any of my DIY or Repair Video’s. No information contained in this video shall create any express or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. NOTE: Any injury, damage or loss that may result from improper use of tools, equipment’s, or the information contained in this Channel / Video is the sole responsibility of the User / Users.. 1DO NOT COPY WHOLE or PARTS OF THE VIDEO. 2DO NOT POST THE VIDEO WITHOUT PERMISSIONS. 3THIS IS A COPYRIGHT VIDEO.. 😀
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Everyone has been there. No sooner did you or your child touch that old wooden bench when a small sliver of wood slides into the skin – causing a surprising amount of pain. Fortunately, splinters are easy to remove with the proper tools and technique.. To remove a splinter, dermatologists recommend following these tips. Learn more: https://www.aad.org/public/skin-hair-nails/injured-skin/splinters
Prevent infection. If you are successful in removing the splinter, wash the affected area with soap, put some antibiotic ointment or Vaseline over it, and cover it with a bandage. Don’t panic. Use tweezers, cleaned with soap and water, alcohol or peroxide. If the splinter is buried deep, cover the area with a hydrogen peroxide–soaked cotton ball or tissue.
This may force the splinter to come to the surface, and it helps clean the wound. Below are the 5 best and least traumatic ways to remove a splinter in a complaining child: 1 – Baking Soda Several moms swear by this one. Make a paste with baking soda and water and apply to the splinter area. Cover with a band-aid and leave for about 30 minutes and take the band-aid off. The splinter should be out or protruding much more.
Splinters occur when a small, thin fragment of wood or other material punctures the skin and becomes embedded. In most cases, it will be possible to remove the splinter at home. Baking Soda While it is a lengthy process, Mom Junction suggests a water and baking soda soak to remove the offending splinter.
The area will need to be soaked over a few days, but the baking soda has properties in it that will draw the splinter out on its own. Simply grasp the splinter with the tweezers, and gently pull it out. Wash the site where the splinter was embedded, using warm water and soap, to remove any dirt or bacteria dislodged with the splinter. Apply an over-the-counter antibiotic ointment to the splinter site.
How to Stop Splinters from Hurting? The easiest way to stop a splinter from hurting is to numb the area with ice immediately. Along with numbing the pain, it also distracts your child from the pain as you work to remove the splinter from the skin.
Once removed, wash the area clean, apply an antibacterial cream and cover it with a bandage. Reassure your child as best you can. If possible, seat him on your lap while you work on the splinter, or have another adult hold and comfort him while you remove it. If the splinter’s sticking out from the skin far enough, you may be able to pull it out easily using just the tweezer.
Climbing on wooden playground equipment and running barefoot on a deck are surefire ways of getting a splinter. Many parents try to remove splinters at home with no success, sometimes pushing them further down. If you think you can grab the splinter easily, go ahead and try, but if it looks difficult, go to a doctor as soon as possible.
The longer you wait, the harder it will be to remove. In general, splinters should be removed. Splinters aren’t usually serious, but the sooner you tell someone, the sooner he or she can remove the splinter.
Try not to touch or pull on the splinter because you could end up breaking off part of it and making it harder to get out.
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If sliding doesn’t work, place two clamps on the cord and cut it before removing it from the child’s neck.
If the child is exposed to latex, remove the irritating substance and cleanse the area
from Maternity and Pediatric Nursing by Susan Scott Ricci, Terri Kyle Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009
Depending on the child’s age, the child or parents need to learn stump care, including careful washing with soap and water every day and checking for skin irritation, breakdown, or infection.
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I have a splinter of wood stuck in my foot and I gotta go to the hospital tomorrow and I can’t walk so I’m petrified they might have to like cut into my foot bc it’s literally under my skin so yeah
This is a scam. Get it out by scraping the skin around with a sewing needle make sure to sterilize the needle and wound. Scrap the skin to the point at when the head of the splinter is visible. Then take it out with a hair plucker. Then again treat the wound with spirit and apply bandages.
Thank u so much sir I have liked and it did help loosen it up and my mum pulled it out! If ur having a splinter you’d know how much it hurts pulling slowly carefully,but I recommend get ur mum or do it ur self and pull it out. It might be hard at first and seem scary, but after you’ve done it, it doesn’t hurt or anything! And the water method helps loosen it up a little, especially the hot water! I think the cold water puts pressure on it for it to fall out by its self. Unluckily I got a hard splinter it was a hard metal splinter but it’s getting out time by time. This took one hour to write and i really hope this helps! If the creator notices me please pin this for people to see! I am subscribing right now!
I lighting touched a peice of wood and I have this stupid splinter on my finger. It hurts like crazy I got a peice out but jeez it hurts like crazy ����
For a small deep splinter use a nail cutter it may take a few attempts tho but eventually it will work (took me around 20 to 30min but it was worth it)
i walked barefoot on a beach and my foot started hurtingto i looked at it and their was a thorn in my foot i sqeezed my foot and it came out easily a few minutes ago my dad put in a new chandelier and i was walking barefoot (bad idea) and got a really tiny and painfull thorn so i went upstairs to my bathroom and took a pair of tweezers put cold water on my heel aroud the thorn sqeezed my skin which made me not feel a thing and slowly took it out
Mind in the palm of my hand and I use sellotapeI put sellotape across it and then pulled it slowly and then it called the skin forward and I’ve got my nail behind it and I just pulled out sellotape is my trick
This video doesn’t answer the question, “What happens to the foreign object/splinter if you didn’t take it out?” though…. Nice to know which is more harmful but will our body be able to get rid of the splinter eventually or is it just gonna be contained there for eternity?
Bruh none of these worked the only thing that worked was using my pocket knife and cuttin’ skin but honestly its the best way and doesnt hurt too bad lol
Oh, so this is how you do it. My glass splinter pretty small, the tweezer kept breaking the glass piece so I grabbed a nail cutter and cut it along with the skin. Problem solved.
one of the few SciFi videos that didn’t answer the question posed in the title, what does happen? Does the splinter stay there forever or does your body push it out after being walled off?
I fell off a log into a pricked bush the ones with the needle like thorns that are thin and it’s deep and I can’t get it out with tweezers I don’t want to make a small cut with a knife or needle any ideas preferably with little to no pain
It didn’t work for meh…How come? What can I Do? Bc itz night rn for me and da splinter came outta no where…Plus I can’t ask no body for help cuz everyone asleep. WHAT DO I DOO???
OMG thanks so much.I managed to get the splinter out. I went out in my nearby forest amd went collecting blueberries.it had a lot of thorns and I had two.I didn’t notice it until I found out puss getting out of my finger.
So what happens when you’ve had a foreign body made up of whatever for a few days and your body kinda ‘pushes’ it out? Like a splinter that went all the way in now suddenly can be pulled out?
??? i just put cold water around it squeezed the skin around it so i didnt feel anything and also so it pops out easier and took tweezers and it popped out and i put hand gel on it
tell someone to take out the splinter for you If the splinter stucked anywhere in your arm leg it will be bleed when you get it out you feel better after you get out it ain’t gonna hurt no more
Another way is if it’s a small sliver all you need is a pin/needle and tweezers that’s it so first try the tweezers if u can’t grab it with tweezers take the pin and scape little layers of skin until you can grab it the tweezers and don’t cut it tho just scrape it with the pin and then try to grab it
Mine was pretty long and I was just about to take it out but then I ended up breaking some of it. So it is small now and dug deep. Not sure if it will work
I had a small splinter i have been fighting with all week. By this point skin had grown over top of spinter. I used a pin to break open the skin slightly and applied this method and wow, the darn thing nearly popped out on its own. Thanks for this video.
One time I got a splinter from sliding my hand across wood and I tried to remove it but it broke and half of it was under a thin layer of my skin so I got needle and stick it into the the wood went in. And I started to rip little pieces of my skin to get it out. It was the worse day.
Haha, i’m carpeneter.. I get a lot of them in my hands.. Splinter like in video is so easy to remove.. Usualy i have splinters so deep that i have to take paper knife and cut open my fingers and cut out that splinter with tiny pieces of skin.. Painful sh*t..
i had a splinter removed by my doctor because it went way too deep to get it out by just using tweezers. The anesthesia was worse!:D But I´m glad it`s removed.:) will try this technique though next time. Tnx for this tip!
Soon as I saw AAD, I knew it was going to be completely liability free bullshit info. Any arm of the AMA would NEVER suggest placing a banana peel on your splinter for 24 hours or painting it with baking soda…but those are effective measures. Such a shame the lawyers of the world ruined it for us all.
I’m waiting still to see a podiatrist. I’ve been in terrible pain for over a month now. I see what looks like a puncture wound, and I seem to recall a stick flying up and going into my heel when I was wearing flip flops. I’ve had tons of swelling, around the outside of my ankle, but I’m not sure if maybe the ankle is sprained as well. I cannot bare any kind of weight what so ever on my foot, and it feels like something sharp constantly in the bottom of my foot. Finally after the whole foot swelling for about three and half weeks, the swelling has gone down except around the ankle, or if I have to be up too long. The worse pain is like so deep up inside my heel, where the puncture mark is, the inside area of the ankle and in the arch of my foot. I have tried soaking it in epsome salts, to make anything come out on it’s own, but no luck so far. I’m miserable with pain, even if the whole foot doesn’t swell twice it’s size like it had been for the past three and a half weeks. The biggest hold up has been the gov insurance, and doctor’s offices not communicating all on the same page. The x ray showed no broken bones, but I heard if something like wood is up in your foot, it may not show? All I know is I’m suffering every single day with terrible relentless pain in whole back half of my foot. ��
wow, that is the best doc you have for video? I work with hundreds, surely, there is one whom is happy on camera! good video BUT you need to show for splinters that are lodged deeper and do not require the ER. just a thought……..thanks!!!
That’s how we remove them too but my daughter screams to the high heavens because I have to use a needle. she admits it doesn’t hurt but just doesn’t like using a needle. I could be wrong but it looked like he had another splinter on his hand where his fingers connect to his palm.
What do I do with a super small and thing GLASS splinter? I know that I am really late,but it got so far into my skin that I almost cannot see it but I can feel it,I am trying a lot of things. I tried a lot of tutorials,but since a glass splinter they are usually very thin,please answer,if this will go any longer the splinter will just get under skin into my body. I know this might sound disgusting or unbelievable,but a splinter CAN go inside your body..As long as I can feel it I know it’s there. I know,not a lot of people get to deal tiny and super thin splinters.. And can I do the same thing you did in the tutorial but on a GLASS splinter? I am just so scared.. And sorry if I sound dramatic..
I have had a splinter in int he plcce where the lips meet for like 2 days and i think my parents are not at all concerned…looks like I’ll be going to the doctor’s all alone
I have a splinter of wood stuck in my foot and I gotta go to the hospital tomorrow and I can’t walk so I’m petrified they might have to like cut into my foot bc it’s literally under my skin so yeah
This is a scam. Get it out by scraping the skin around with a sewing needle make sure to sterilize the needle and wound. Scrap the skin to the point at when the head of the splinter is visible. Then take it out with a hair plucker.
Then again treat the wound with spirit and apply bandages.
Thank u so much sir I have liked and it did help loosen it up and my mum pulled it out! If ur having a splinter you’d know how much it hurts pulling slowly carefully,but I recommend get ur mum or do it ur self and pull it out. It might be hard at first and seem scary, but after you’ve done it, it doesn’t hurt or anything! And the water method helps loosen it up a little, especially the hot water! I think the cold water puts pressure on it for it to fall out by its self. Unluckily I got a hard splinter it was a hard metal splinter but it’s getting out time by time. This took one hour to write and i really hope this helps! If the creator notices me please pin this for people to see! I am subscribing right now!
I lighting touched a peice of wood and I have this stupid splinter on my finger. It hurts like crazy I got a peice out but jeez it hurts like crazy ����
For a small deep splinter use a nail cutter it may take a few attempts tho but eventually it will work (took me around 20 to 30min but it was worth it)
The bot speaking: splinters can be QUITE painful ��
me: PAINFULL? Not painfull it’s like screaming and the feeling your about to die
That’s exactly what I do…. It works every time!! I do it to my son and even my father who loves to garden and do all kinds of rough things outdoors
i walked barefoot on a beach and my foot started hurtingto i looked at it and their was a thorn in my foot
i sqeezed my foot and it came out easily
a few minutes ago my dad put in a new chandelier and i was walking barefoot (bad idea) and got a really tiny and painfull thorn so i went upstairs to my bathroom and took a pair of tweezers put cold water on my heel aroud the thorn sqeezed my skin which made me not feel a thing and slowly took it out
My splinter is so f*cking small and so deep in my skin that it took me a whole f*ucking day to find it so I hope the tape works
(I don’t know if u realized but I’m mad right now
Mind in the palm of my hand and I use sellotapeI put sellotape across it and then pulled it slowly and then it called the skin forward and I’ve got my nail behind it and I just pulled out sellotape is my trick
This video doesn’t answer the question, “What happens to the foreign object/splinter if you didn’t take it out?” though…. Nice to know which is more harmful but will our body be able to get rid of the splinter eventually or is it just gonna be contained there for eternity?
Bruh none of these worked the only thing that worked was using my pocket knife and cuttin’ skin but honestly its the best way and doesnt hurt too bad lol
Anyone else here because they got a splinter. I am but I’m just gonna have to leave it in I have no choice its dug in pretty good.
Oh, so this is how you do it. My glass splinter pretty small, the tweezer kept breaking the glass piece so I grabbed a nail cutter and cut it along with the skin. Problem solved.
I could of done with this video a week ago to show my daughter it doesn’t hurt, 2 hours she full on screamed the house down hahaha
one of the few SciFi videos that didn’t answer the question posed in the title, what does happen? Does the splinter stay there forever or does your body push it out after being walled off?
I fell off a log into a pricked bush the ones with the needle like thorns that are thin and it’s deep and I can’t get it out with tweezers I don’t want to make a small cut with a knife or needle any ideas preferably with little to no pain
I used a nail cutter take the splinter out and it works you guys can do it if you want but it so painful my finger hurts so much��
It didn’t work for meh…How come? What can I Do? Bc itz night rn for me and da splinter came outta no where…Plus I can’t ask no body for help cuz everyone asleep. WHAT DO I DOO???
Edit: Still a rly great method tho
OMG thanks so much.I managed to get the splinter out. I went out in my nearby forest amd went collecting blueberries.it had a lot of thorns and I had two.I didn’t notice it until I found out puss getting out of my finger.
So what happens when you’ve had a foreign body made up of whatever for a few days and your body kinda ‘pushes’ it out? Like a splinter that went all the way in now suddenly can be pulled out?
??? i just put cold water around it squeezed the skin around it so i didnt feel anything and also so it pops out easier and took tweezers and it popped out and i put hand gel on it
tell someone to take out the splinter for you If the splinter stucked anywhere in your arm leg it will be bleed when you get it out you feel better after you get out it ain’t gonna hurt no more
Thank you:’) my mom put pieces of cactus in the fridge and didn’t tell anyone so I pushed it with all my might and got a thorn in my hand
Another way is if it’s a small sliver all you need is a pin/needle and tweezers that’s it so first try the tweezers if u can’t grab it with tweezers take the pin and scape little layers of skin until you can grab it the tweezers and don’t cut it tho just scrape it with the pin and then try to grab it
Mine was pretty long and I was just about to take it out but then I ended up breaking some of it. So it is small now and dug deep. Not sure if it will work
I had a small splinter i have been fighting with all week. By this point skin had grown over top of spinter. I used a pin to break open the skin slightly and applied this method and wow, the darn thing nearly popped out on its own. Thanks for this video.
One time I got a splinter from sliding my hand across wood and I tried to remove it but it broke and half of it was under a thin layer of my skin so I got needle and stick it into the the wood went in. And I started to rip little pieces of my skin to get it out. It was the worse day.
Haha, i’m carpeneter.. I get a lot of them in my hands.. Splinter like in video is so easy to remove.. Usualy i have splinters so deep that i have to take paper knife and cut open my fingers and cut out that splinter with tiny pieces of skin.. Painful sh*t..
i had a splinter removed by my doctor because it went way too deep to get it out by just using tweezers. The anesthesia was worse!:D But I´m glad it`s removed.:) will try this technique though next time. Tnx for this tip!
Soon as I saw AAD, I knew it was going to be completely liability free bullshit info. Any arm of the AMA would NEVER suggest placing a banana peel on your splinter for 24 hours or painting it with baking soda…but those are effective measures. Such a shame the lawyers of the world ruined it for us all.
This hot cold water method also works for pain. It needs at least 5 cycles of cold-hot for that. 3 minutes for hot, 30 seconds for cold.
You are so nice to share this with us! You littary saved my life. I am a kid and it hurts so much as a kid. Thanks for your awesome advice!��
I’m waiting still to see a podiatrist. I’ve been in terrible pain for over a month now. I see what looks like a puncture wound, and I seem to recall a stick flying up and going into my heel when I was wearing flip flops. I’ve had tons of swelling, around the outside of my ankle, but I’m not sure if maybe the ankle is sprained as well. I cannot bare any kind of weight what so ever on my foot, and it feels like something sharp constantly in the bottom of my foot. Finally after the whole foot swelling for about three and half weeks, the swelling has gone down except around the ankle, or if I have to be up too long. The worse pain is like so deep up inside my heel, where the puncture mark is, the inside area of the ankle and in the arch of my foot. I have tried soaking it in epsome salts, to make anything come out on it’s own, but no luck so far. I’m miserable with pain, even if the whole foot doesn’t swell twice it’s size like it had been for the past three and a half weeks. The biggest hold up has been the gov insurance, and doctor’s offices not communicating all on the same page. The x ray showed no broken bones, but I heard if something like wood is up in your foot, it may not show? All I know is I’m suffering every single day with terrible relentless pain in whole back half of my foot. ��
wow, that is the best doc you have for video? I work with hundreds, surely, there is one whom is happy on camera! good video BUT you need to show for splinters that are lodged deeper and do not require the ER. just a thought……..thanks!!!
Thank you so much. I didn’t know how to remove one especially a tiny one and it got out real quick and painless. You are amazing ��
That’s how we remove them too but my daughter screams to the high heavens because I have to use a needle. she admits it doesn’t hurt but just doesn’t like using a needle. I could be wrong but it looked like he had another splinter on his hand where his fingers connect to his palm.
What do I do with a super small and thing GLASS splinter? I know that I am really late,but it got so far into my skin that I almost cannot see it but I can feel it,I am trying a lot of things. I tried a lot of tutorials,but since a glass splinter they are usually very thin,please answer,if this will go any longer the splinter will just get under skin into my body.
I know this might sound disgusting or unbelievable,but a splinter CAN go inside your body..As long as I can feel it I know it’s there.
I know,not a lot of people get to deal tiny and super thin splinters..
And can I do the same thing you did in the tutorial but on a GLASS splinter? I am just so scared..
And sorry if I sound dramatic..
I have had a splinter in int he plcce where the lips meet for like 2 days and i think my parents are not at all concerned…looks like I’ll be going to the doctor’s all alone
Too bad we didn’t actually see the object coming out in the demo. Suggest you put that spinter back into the finger and redo the demo.:)��