Tick Removal
Aftercare
- Monitor for tick borne disease, review tick guidelines for the local area.
- Provide patient education on prevention:
- Examine yourself and pets for ticks
- Stay to the centre of hiking trails or paths
- Wear light-coloured clothing with long sleeves and pants to make it easier to see ticks crawling on your clothing
- Tuck clothing in where possible
- Use an appropriate tick repellent
- Launder clothing that has been worn outdoors
Follow-up
- As needed if signs and symptoms of infection or tick-borne disease develop.
Patient Education Handout – Tick Removal