Splinter Removal in Detroit

Splinter Removal in Detroit

We are a group of family medicine doctors. Our practice, Plum Health DPC, addresses a wide variety of concerns, like splinters that get stuck in fingers when doing house work. This week, one of our patients got a splinter in his finger while doing some woodworking around the house. It was painful and causing a slight infection to the surrounding tissue.

We used an 18 gauge needle to work the splinter out of the finger. It took about 2 minutes to perform the procedure, but the patient felt immediate relief. Some pus drained out of the wound during the procedure. We always review Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis TDaP vaccine history in these instances and get our patients up-to-date on that TDaP vaccine. The risk of getting tetanus through a splinter like this is very low, but it’s good to check the vaccine history and reasonable to update folks who are more than 5 years since their last TDaP vaccine with the TDaP shot.

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day.

-Dr. Paul Thomas, Physician with Plum Health DPC

Travel Medicine in Detroit

It's that time of year where people start traveling! If you have travel plans for this summer or fall, let us help you at Plum Health DPC. We have helped several of our members get their vaccines at-cost, we deliver the vaccines in our office, and we save our traveling patients time and money. 

We give our vaccines at-cost to save you money on your trip, from Hepatitis A, to Typhoid, to TdaP, and Malaria prophylaxis, we've got you covered for your upcoming travel. Here are our prices:

• Hepatitis A vaccine $68.40
• Typhoid Vaccine: $72
• Tetanus Diphtheria and acellular pertussis (TDaP): $47.47
• Malarone for malaria prophylaxis: $3.16/pill, or roughly $50 for an 8 day trip

There aren't many travel medicine options in the City of Detroit, and we are happy to be filling a gap in coverage and a gap in care for the folks that are taking trips outside of the country. You may not need all of the above listed vaccines, but we will work together to figure out which are necessary for your trip. The CDC.gov website has a great tool for learning which vaccines you need. 

Thanks for your time, and happy travels,

- Dr. Paul Thomas with Plum Health DPC