Fishhook Removal: Difference between revisions
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Not surprisingly, this is a common procedure at YKHC and is often addressed via RMT | Not surprisingly, this is a common procedure at YKHC and is often addressed via RMT. | ||
There are multiple strategies for removing fishhooks. | |||
*My favorite is the '''push-through method:''' | |||
*# use lidocaine to numb an area adjacent to the fishhook | |||
*# push the hook through the anesthetized region until the barb is visible | |||
*# cut the barb off with nail scissors or bone cutters | |||
*# back the fishhook through the entrance wound. | |||
**(''This is a simple technique that does not require technical proficiency and can be performed by CHAs.'') | |||
*'''string-yank technique''', in which a line is attached to the hook to guide removal, | |||
*'''needle-cover technique''', in which an 18-gauge hypodermic needle is used to cover the barb of the fishhook. | |||
*'''retrograde technique''', in which the fishhook is simply backed out in-plane to its angle of entry | |||
===Resources/References=== | ===Resources/References=== | ||
*[https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0601/p2231.html] | *[https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0601/p2231.html] |
Revision as of 16:16, 7 October 2020
Not surprisingly, this is a common procedure at YKHC and is often addressed via RMT.
There are multiple strategies for removing fishhooks.
- My favorite is the push-through method:
- use lidocaine to numb an area adjacent to the fishhook
- push the hook through the anesthetized region until the barb is visible
- cut the barb off with nail scissors or bone cutters
- back the fishhook through the entrance wound.
- (This is a simple technique that does not require technical proficiency and can be performed by CHAs.)
- string-yank technique, in which a line is attached to the hook to guide removal,
- needle-cover technique, in which an 18-gauge hypodermic needle is used to cover the barb of the fishhook.
- retrograde technique, in which the fishhook is simply backed out in-plane to its angle of entry