A nurse receives a telephone call from a neighbor, who says that her child was just hit in the eye with a swing. The nurse rushes to the neighbor's house and notes that the child has sustained a contusion of the eye. The nurse advises the child's mother to immediately:
A. Call an ambulance
B. Call an optometrist
C. Apply ice to the affected eye
D. Irrigate the eye with cool water
Ans: C. Apply ice to the affected eye
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