1. Shampoo hair first.
2. Begin with good lighting for your inspection (a bright lamp or good natural light).
3. Remove tangles with a comb or hairbrush.
4. Divide the hair in sections and fasten the hair that is not being worked on.
5. Use a hand lens or a magnifying glass to help detect nits and head lice.
6. For nits, look near the scalp. Eggs that are located more than one-cm away from the scalp are nearly always hatched and do not - by themselves - indicate an active
infestation or need for treatment.
7. If either adults or nits (less than a half inch from the
scalp) are found, action will need to be taken.
8. Everyone else in the household needs to be checked for head lice, including all adults.

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