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QUICK ACTION CAN PREVENT
PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE
Eye accidents are some of the most dangerous -- and common -- industrial mishaps. But the painful consequences
of such problems can be dramatically reduced with inexpensive first aid tools, according to ophthamologists
and eye surgeons.
For example, the first step in treating chemical eye injuries is to immediately douse the affected eye. This
simple tactic, physicians report, is probably the most effective way to deal with such an eye injury immediately
after the accident and before taking the victim to a medical facility.
However, physicians warn that cold tap water, the liquid most frequently used to douse or irrigate the eye,
can be painful for the victim. Instead, it's recommended that industrial first aid kits include a pH-balanced
solution tested by a reputable manufacturer.
Able First Aid provides the best available solution in its "Emergency Eye Wash Station"
Physicians also recommend that a portable eyewash system be available for use anywhere in the plant at a moments notice,
as well as "on the road", to keep the victim's eye irrigated while he or she is being transported to a medical facility.
Able First Aid offers an extremely effective portable system. The individual bottles allow for the eyelid to be widened
and provide a continual flow of liquid to cleanse the eye.
HOW TO WASH THE EYE
Step 1 - Use the tapered top of the flush bottle to push back the eye lid.
Step 2 - Squeeze the bottle to douse the eye.
Step 3 - The offending fluid flows out the drain tube.
Step 4 - Squeeze the bottle again to further cleanse the eye.
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