You are caring for a man with a chemical burn to both eyes. The patient, who has contact lenses in place, is in severe pain and tells you that he can't see. Proper care for this patient includes:
A) carefully removing his contact lenses, flushing both eyes for at least 20 minutes, and transporting with continuous eye irrigation.
B) leaving his contact lenses in place to avoid further injury and transporting at once with irrigation of both eyes performed en route.
C) removing his contact lenses, covering both eyes with moist, sterile dressings, administering a narcotic analgesic, and transporting.
D) asking the patient to remove his contact lenses, irrigating both eyes for no more than 10 minutes, covering both eyes with sterile dressings, and transporting.
Answer: A) carefully removing his contact lenses, flushing both eyes for at least 20 minutes, and transporting with continuous eye irrigation.
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