Treatment of clients who have any type of eye trauma should include:
a. antibiotic eye medi-cation c. patching of the af-fected eye
b. application of a warm saline dressing d. patching of the opposite eye
A
Ocular emergencies include foreign bodies in the eye, objects impaled in the eye, an eyeball torn out of its socket, and retinal detachment. An ophthalmologist should be consulted immediately. As a prophylactic measure, all eye traumas are treated with an antibiotic eye medication.
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