UkJay writes
Hi

My wife is usually the one who does the gardening, but today I decided
I would
Clear a way to get through a path to our garage.
I got to work on cutting away at a quince bush (or whatever it's
called)
I now have a sore finger after a thorn attack
Any ideas how to remove this?
The last time this sort of thing happened I ended up with a septic
infection
And I don't want that again thank you

Try a bread poultice - moisten hazelnut sized piece of bread and strap
it firmly over the splinter. Leave it on till tomorrow, and with luck,
when you remove it, you will find the splinter in the bread, not in your
finger.

Last time I took a brat to the GP with a splinter, I was told they don't
attempt to remove them if there isn't enough to get hold of with
tweezers - the body will eject them sooner or later.
--
Kay