Eye Injuries - First Aid Treatment
Eye injuries are frightening for the patient and may be unpleasant to see and treat yourself so you need to calm the patient and keep them safe.
What to do
Burns - remove patient from source of injury, bandage both eyes
Chemicals - flush with warm water for 15-20 minutes away from the un-affected eye, bandage both eyes, reassure patient and stay with them whenever possible.
Penetrating Trauma - Do not remove the penetrating object, bandage the object into place taking care not to press it further into the eye, use a cup or similar object, bandage into place and cover both eyes.
- Active EMS if severe conditions exist. Seek professional medical treatment for all forms of eye injuries
- Patients wearing contact lenses may have to remove them
N.B. We bandage both eyes to avoid further injury, because both eyes track together even if one is covered or closed.
What not to do
Anything that will cause more damage.
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