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How can I tell whether a tick tool is damaged?

Check working edges, tips, slots, handles and moving parts for bends, cracks, roughness, corrosion or looseness and replace anything that impairs control.

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Short answer

Check working edges, tips, slots, handles and moving parts for bends, cracks, roughness, corrosion or looseness and replace anything that impairs control.

At a glance

Check working edges, tips, slots, handles and moving parts for bends, cracks, roughness, corrosion or looseness and replace anything that impairs control. Match the design to the user, tick, attachment site and context.

Key takeaways

• Check working edges, tips, slots, handles and moving parts for bends, cracks, roughness, corrosion or looseness and replace anything that impairs control.

• Match the design to the user, tick, attachment site and context.

• Apply this information with current official guidance and the actual circumstances; use qualified medical or veterinary help when removal, symptoms or safety are concerning.

Direct answer

Check working edges, tips, slots, handles and moving parts for bends, cracks, roughness, corrosion or looseness and replace anything that impairs control.

Use it in context

Match the design to the user, tick, attachment site and context.

Practical next step

Apply this information with current official guidance and the actual circumstances; use qualified medical or veterinary help when removal, symptoms or safety are concerning.