You are treating a 2-year-old girl with sand in her eyes after falling at the beach. Your exam reveals visible particles of sand in both eyes. You should:

A) instruct the mother to hold the child's face under running water from a nearby shower.
B) transport the patient without rinsing the eye, as the hospital has special equipment to remove the sand.
C) use a cotton swab to scrape away all visible sand particles from the eye.
D) carefully pour water into the corner of the eye to rinse away the foreign objects.


D

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