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