String and Pliers Method of removing Fish Hook, ED version
Channel: Yen Chow
Date: 18/08/2019

This should be done by someone who is trained and knows what they are doing. This shows a specific example of fish hook removal from the finger in an emergency department and may not be applicable to all circumstances of fish hook embedded in someone's body part. This procedure may have complications that include bleeding, infection and injury to embedded structures.

This can potentially be done in the field. It will be painful for a brief period of time until the fish hook is out if there is no local anesthesia. 

Make sure no-one is on the string pulling direction side and that you tie the string securely around the hook to prevent it from flying into and hooking someone else.

The emergency version of this is used with a snap that clamps and locks onto the fish hook and some tube gauze which is strong and will not break nor stretch much. Watch out for signs of infection after doing this as contaminated deeper puncture wounds are  prone to infection. Beware of problems doing this if the hook is in a vital or delicate structure like a blood vessel, ear, nose or eye etc. Always seek emergency care if you are worried about the injury before trying something yourself.