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First-Aid for the Eyes
First-aid for cuts in or around the eye:
- Gently bandage your child's eye.
- Do not apply pressure to your child's eye.
- Instruct your child not to rub his/her eye.
- Do not try to remove any particles from your child's eye.
- Do not wash out your child's eye.
First-aid for foreign objects in the eye:
- Instruct your child not to rub his/her eye.
- Pull your child's upper lid down onto lower lid and instruct him/her to blink repeatedly. The lower eyelashes may sweep the particle away.
- Use an eye wash to wash out the speck or object from your child's eye.
- Instruct your child to close his/her eye.
You should seek medical attention immediately if the above procedures do not work.
First-aid for chemical splashes:
- Use fingers to separate your child's eyelids, then flush his/her eye with water from a faucet or clean container.
- Seek medical attention immediately.
- Cover your child's eye.
First-aid for physical trauma to the eye:
- Immediately, but gently, apply small cold compresses to your child's eye without applying pressure to reduce pain and swelling.
- Contact your child's physician or your child's ophthalmologist (eye care specialist) immediately.
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