We’re simply outside more this time of year, and that means increased exposure to shards of glass, woody debris and thorns. It’s important to take care of splinters immediately because they can lead ...

TO MANY OF US, GETTING A SPLINTER IN YOUR HAND THAT YOU JUST CAN’T GET OUT. YEAH, KIND OF ANNOYING, RIGHT? THE MAN HAD THIS HAPPEN TO HIM. ONLY THE SPLINTER WAS SO BIG HIS HAND GOT SO INFECTED HE ...

ROCKY RIDGE, Md. (AP) - Firefighters say an 8-year-old boy has been hospitalized after a nearly foot-long splinter pierced his lower abdomen as he went headfirst down a wooden slide at a Maryland park ...