We source these tweezers in
China for $1.20 and place them in our first aid kits for pulling splinters. We also place a '
tick lasso' in our first aid kits for pulling ticks. As noted above, you should never use tweezers to remove a tick.
This year I found a tick embedded in my chest. As we have many cases of confirmed Lyme disease in our demographic, I went to the hospital so they could send the tick for testing. They also gave me a prophylactic dose of antibiotics. I noticed they also used a implement very similar to the tick lasso for the removal.
Subsequent to getting the tick removed, a few days later I had a red halo rash around the bite site, so I then had to get blood work done, which tested negative for Lyme so far (a few subsequent test are also recommended to be sure however).
I think someone thought these tweezers would be a great marketing idea and great profit maker if purchased cheaply in China and re-purposed as 'tick removers', and I think that was an unfortunate and ill-advised initiative.