A young boy was running through the lodge with a pencil and tripped. The pencil impaled the boy's left eye and remains lodged in place. Appropriate care for the eye would include:

a. stabilizing the impaled object and providing immediate transport.
b. quickly removing the pencil from the eye to prevent the loss of vision.
c. applying ice to the affected eye to decrease pressure and reduce subsequent damage.
d. applying gentle pressure to the pencil and the eye to keep the pencil from moving.


Answer: a

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