Abstract: A rear loading hook, especially for surgical, sterile blister packs, which hook has an upper run which extends outwardly from a hook mounting base and which upper run is reversely turned back upon itself to define a parallel generally horizontal lower run beneath it and wherein there is defined a distal bight between the upper and lower runs; and, additionally, a slicing blade is arranged and fixed in the bight with its cutting edge facing inwardly toward the hook base; the base is adapted for connection to a wall or vertical support; the hook is structured so that surgical items especially sterilized blister packaged cards with the hole in the card margin may be rear loaded on the lower run and moved forwardly for a first in, first out removal therefrom by slicing the front most card from the hook.