A. Anesthetize the skin adjacent to the hook. B. Push the hook forward until the barb comes back through the skin. C. With eye protection in place, clip the barb of the hook with wirecutters. D. Back the remaining portion of the hook out of the skin.
Reproduced with permission from: Diekema DS. Fishhook removal. In: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, 2nd ed, King C, Henretig FM (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2008. Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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