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Most eye injuries
can be avoided
by using proper
eye protection.
By being aware
of potential hazards
and following safety
precautions, you
may save your sight
or the sight of
a loved one.
- Wear protective
eyewear or
glasses when
working with
chemicals
to protect
your eyes
from splashes.
Never mix
cleaning
agents and
always wash
your hands
after use.
- Keep all household
chemicals
and paints
locked up
away from
children.
- Do not use
bungee or
elastic cords.
They may
snap into
your eye
and blind
you.
- Champagne corks
or the tops
of some carbonated
beverages
can fly into
the eye and
blind you.
Point them
in a safe
direction.
The
leading cause of
blindness in children
is eye injury and
three out of four
of children's eye
injuries happen
when no adult is
present.
- Avoid toys
with sharp
or rigid
points, shafts,
spikes, rods
and dangerous
edges.
- Do not let
children
of any age
use projectile-firing
toys with
out adult
supervision.
- Pad or cushion
sharp corners
and edges
of furnishing
and home
fixtures.
- Install cabinet
and drawer
locks in
kitchens
and bathrooms.
- Do not let
children
play in areas
where cats
and dogs
go to the
bathroom.
- Do not let
children
play with
sticks
- Know the proper
procedures
for handling
batteries
and jump-starting
cars. “Dead”
batteries
can explode
and splash
you with
acid. When
jump starting
a car, the
last connection
is the black
cable to
the good
battery or
car body
to prevent
the bad battery
from exploding.
- Use infant
and child
safety seats,
safety belts
and shoulder
harnesses.
Keep children
in the back
away from
air bags.
- Wear safety
glasses when
grinding
or pounding
to protect
against flying
particles.
- Never look
directly
at a solar
eclipse or
a welders’
torch.
- Extinguish
cigarettes
or matches
before working
around flammable
materials
or opening
the hood
of the car.
- Wear safety
glasses or
goggles especially
when chopping
wood or using
power trimmers
on bushes
and trees.
- Inspect and
remove rocks
and twigs
from lawns
before mowing.
- Keep children
and others
out of the
area where
you are mowing.
Observe all safety
rules when you
play. Children
and adults should
use sports-specific
eyewear to avoid
sports-related
accidents. Wear
safety glasses
along with protective
helmets or face
protectors, when
appropriate.
General Rules for
Treating Eye Injuries
- Call the doctor
any time
the eye is
injured.
- Wash your hands
before touching
the eye.
- Do not press
on an injured
eye or rub
it.
- Do not use
dry cotton
swabs or
sharp tools
around the
eye, e.g.,
tweezers.
- Keep the injured
area clean
and covered.
- Any time the
eye is injured
— immediately
if the injury
is serious
- Any time chemicals
get in the
eye
- Any time the
cornea is
scratched
- Any time redness,
swelling
or pain will
not go away
- Any time there
is decreased
vision
- If tiny specks
of dust,
sand or fuzz
get in the
eye it can
cause pain
and redness.
- Sometimes blinking
will help
clear the
eye
- Do not remove
the object
if it is
resting on
the cornea.
- Do not rub
the eye.
- Wash your hands
before touching
the eye.
- Look for the
object. Have
the person
look up and
down and
side to side.
- If you can't
see it, gently
pull down
on the lower
lid and then
up on the
upper lid
to try to
find it.
- If you find
it, keep
the eye open
while you
gently flush
it out with
water.
- If the object
does not
come out,
cover they
eye with
a clean cloth
and see a
doctor.
- If the object
comes out
but the person
has cloudy
vision, or
if pain or
redness do
not go away,
go to the
doctor.
- Do not put
any pressure
on the eye.
- DO NOT remove
any object
that is stuck
in the eye.
- Place a paper
cup over
the eye and
tape it in
place.
- Many household
products
and sprays
can cause
eye injuries.
The eye should
be immediately
irrigated
with water.
- Turn the person's
head so the
eye is facing
down and
to the side.
- Flush eye from
bridge of
nose to outer
edge of eye
with running
water for
at least
15 minutes.
Keep the
eye open.
This may
be painful.
- After the eyes
are rinsed,
take out
contact lenses.
- Have the eye
doctor examine
the eye.
- A black eye
is usually
caused by
a direct
blow to the
face, such
as in a sports
injury, an
accident
or a fight.
- Gently cover
the eye with
a cool washcloth
or ice wrapped
in a towel.
- Do not press
on it.
- If the eye
is bleeding,
see a doctor
right away.
- If the skin
is deeply
cut, stitches may
be needed.
- If there is
double vision,
the eye looks
smaller or
if there
is facial
deformity
see a doctor.
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