You are dispatched to a high school where a 16-year-old male was stabbed in the eye with a pencil. The patient is conscious and in severe pain. A classmate removed the pencil prior to your arrival. The MOST appropriate care for this patient's injury includes:
A) irrigating the injured eye with sterile saline, covering both eyes with a protective eye shield, and transporting immediately.
B) applying an icepack to the affected eye, administering 1 µg/kg of fentanyl IM, elevating the patient's legs, and transporting.
C) covering the affected eye with a sterile dressing and protective eye shield, covering the unaffected eye, and transporting promptly.
D) covering the affected eye with a moist, sterile dressing, applying gently pressure to reduce intraocular pressure, and transporting at once.
Answer: C) covering the affected eye with a sterile dressing and protective eye shield, covering the unaffected eye, and transporting promptly.
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