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Eye Injuries (Children)

Call 911 if the child has:

Simply flushing the eye with water often helps when your child has something in her eye. But serious eye injuries need immediate medical care.

Call Doctor If:

 

Treating a Child's Minor Eye Irritation

1. Clean Up

2. Stop Rubbing

3. Rinse the Eye

Treating an Object Stuck in the Eye

1. Protect the Eye

2. Go to the Emergency Room

Treating a Minor Cut or Scratch Around the Eye

1. Stop the Bleeding

2. Clean the Injury

3. Protect the Wound

4. Provide Pain Relief

Treating a Black Eye, Bruising, or Swelling

1. Check for Further Injury

2. Apply Cold 

3. Apply Heat

 

4. Provide Pain Relief

Treating Chemical Exposure

1. Clean Up

2. Prevent Rubbing

3. Immediately Rinse the Eye

4. Go to the Emergency Room

WebMD Medical Reference

Reviewed by Renee A. Alli, MD, FAAP on August 18, 2011