First aid by symptoms mobile
Eye Injuries – Foreign Body
What to do
– Pain
– Twitching eyelid
– Blood shot and watering eye
– Difficulty in seeing
What to do
– Gently separate the casualty’s eyelids with your finger and thumb and look carefully for the foreign body.
– Wash it out using an eye-bath or clean water from a glass.
– If this is unsuccessful, try removing it with the damp corner of a clean handkerchief or cotton bud.
IMPORTANT
– Never attempt to remove anything embedded in the eye. Cover the eye with a sterile dressing and ensure the casualty is taken to hospital.
