Question

Description	While working at a construction site, you witness a fellow worker fall to the ground after being struck by a piece of wood thrown by a table saw. He was not wearing his safety glasses and you see a cut to his eyeball and eyelid.

QUESTION 1

True/False. You should apply pressure immediately to the injured eyeball.

QUESTION 2

Tell the victim to keep both eyes closed. Both eyes can be covered with a cravat or roller bandage.

QUESTION 3

True/False. As this victim has a cut on his eye, you should position him with his head elevated.

QUESTION 4

True/False. As this victim's eyeball is still in the socket, medical care for this victim is not necessary in this case.

Answer 1

Q1: false : pressure should not be applied immediately after the eye ball is injured. It may worsen the injury further. In fact we should provide a shield over the eye as a first aid.

Q2: when someone has suffered an eye injury a nurse can use the eye injury bandage technique to help the casualty using a roller bangade and pressure pad

Q3: false : we should not position him with his head elevated. The patient must be advised not to move his head otherwise there may b problems during treatment.

Q4: false

No doubt the eyeball is stilk in the socket., a small injury may cause blindness at times. So if proper medication and examination is not given, the small injury may have damaged the inner side of eye. So medical care is necessary.