OBJECT IN THE EYE

• wash your hands
• seat the person in a well lighted area
• gently examine the eye to find the object, pull the lower lid down and ask the person to look up, then hold the upper lid while the person looks down
• if the object is floating in the tear film on the surface of the eye, try flushing it out. if you're able to remove the object, flush the eye with a saline solution or clean, lukewarm water
• don't try to remove an object that's embedded in the eyeball
• don't rub the eye
• don't try to remove a large object that makes closing the eye difficult