You should not try to remove it with your fingers.
Also, when removing a tick, you should:
- avoid trying to burn the tick off with a match
- not try to smother the tick with nail polish, vaseline, or other products
- not forget to mention the tick bite to your Pediatrician if your child gets sick soon after getting bit by a tick, especially if within 1 or 2 weeks, he develops a rash, fever, chills, headache, fatigue, or swollen glands
- not leave the tick's head stuck in your child's skin
- not squeeze the tick as you try to remove it
