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Listed below are some links that will provide you with useful information about the varied and multiple uses of precision point tweezers such as Uncle Bill's Sliver Gripper(TM), notably their ability to properly extricate the embedded remains of ticks that cause Lyme Disease. Also includes links to websites that offer first aid and survival kits for outdoor lifestyle individuals and organizations.

Wilderness Medical Systems
Wilderness Medical Systems is pleased to offer emergency wilderness medical kits. The outdoor survival equipment in these first aid kits is a must to survive in the wilderness. Include a wilderness first aid kit on your next adventure, whether it be for one day or months, it could save your life.

WebMD - Tick removal, proper method
This is one suggested method of tick removal. Care must be taken not to squeeze the body of the tick, as this may force infectious fluid back into the skin.

GUNS Magazine May 2008 Issue
A soldier without a Sliver-Gripper tweezer and a magnifying glass is just some miserable dude with a rifle and blood poisoning.

Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists
Tips on riding in Southern Arizona deserts. What to bring for cactus & insect removal? Uncle Bill's Sliver Gripper Tweezer

Invisible Gardener Magazine
Use a Uncle Bill's Sliver Gripper Tweezer for proper Tick Removal to help prevent the occurrence of Lyme Disease.

The Old Sea Dog's Gear Locker
Recommended First Aid Kit to have available while kayaking includes an Uncle Bill's Sliver Gripper Tweezer.

LDF- Tick Removal
Tick's mouthparts have reverse harpoon-like barbs, designed to penetrate and attach to skin. Ticks secrete a cement-like substance that helps them adhere firmly to the host. If you find that you or your pet has been bitten by a tick, it is important to remove it properly.

Wilderness Medical Society/What's in a good medical kit?
The Wilderness Medical Society's website recommends that Uncle Bill's Sliver Gripper is an essential part of the surgical supplies needed for a good medical kit, "for foreign-body removal". See page 4 of the PDF document.

Link to National Wood Carvers Association web site
Visit the National Wood Carvers Association website and learn abot the benefits of association membership.

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