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Task · part of 1. Hazards, five safety practices, the health list, and the hook in the arm

1(c). Removing a hook lodged in somebody's arm

Required Often forgotten

A specific first-aid procedure, called out on its own. The intuitive answer is the wrong one, so read it properly.

Notes and warnings

Note. Removing a hook from an arm is called out as its own lettered part. The intuitive answer, pulling it back the way it went in, is the wrong one.

Where this step comes from

  1. Fly Fishing Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 1(c)

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