how to treat a tick
1 Wearing gloves, grasp the tick with clean tweezers as close to the skin as possible to remove the head and mouthparts. 2  Pull the tick straight out gently and steadily. 3  Do not twist. 4  Do not try to remove tick with a hot match or petroleum jelly. 5  This could cause the tick to regurgitate infected fluids into the wound. Wearing gloves, grasp the tick with clean tweezers as close to the skin as possible to remove the head and mouthparts. 2  Pull the tick straight out gently and steadily. 3  Do not twist. 4  Do not try to remove tick with a hot match or petroleum jelly. 5  This could cause the tick to regurgitate infected fluids into the wound.