A young girl is complaining of eye pain after having bleach thrown in her face. When assessing her eyes, you note redness and significant tearing in the right eye. You would treat this girl by:
a. stopping the tearing by applying gentle pressure to the eye.
b. covering both eyes immediately.
c. flushing the eye with sterile water.
d. gently wiping the inner eye with pieces of sterile gauze.
Answer: c
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