Task · part of 1. Hazards, first aid, the barbed hook, and five safety practices
1(c). Removing a barbed hook from somebody's arm
Required Often forgotten
A single, specific first-aid procedure, called out on its own. It is the one people arrive with the wrong answer for.
Notes and warnings
Note. Removing a barbed hook from an arm is called out as its own lettered part. It is worth reading the technique properly rather than assuming: the intuitive answer, pulling it back the way it went in, is the wrong one.
Where this step comes from
- Fishing Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 1(c) · Calls out removing a barbed hook lodged in someone's arm as its own lettered part.