{"id":53122,"date":"2023-10-27T11:25:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T00:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/?p=53122"},"modified":"2023-10-27T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T00:55:58","slug":"eye-injury-first-aid-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/blog\/eye-injury-first-aid-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Eye Injury First Aid Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It is crucial to know how to provide first aid for eye injuries. They can occur in various situations, such as sports, accidents, or at work, and knowing the proper first aid techniques to treat most eye injuries can prevent further damage to minor eye injuries and even save someone’s vision. If your eye injury is serious seek medical assistance or call triple zero (000) immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eye injuries can happen to anyone, but they are more common in people who work with tools or machinery. Think moving parts, sparks, flying debris, chemicals and even radiation. These and other common causes can result in an injured eye due to a sharp object, chemical burns, orbital fractures or a kind of penetrating eye injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, sports (of the contact variety in particular) and other recreational activities can also cause eye injuries. Think balls flying, bats being swung and people falling to the ground \u2014 all ample opportunities for foreign objects to injure the eye surface, for a blow to trigger retinal detachment or for the bones surrounding the area to suffer fracture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n