What should I do if sand gets into my eyes?

What should we do when sand is blown into our eyes? Rub our eyes with our hands? The answer is no, because sand can scratch or embed the cornea, and the consequences may be serious. If sand gets into a child's eyes, you should first control their hands to prevent them from rubbing their eyes.

The correct way is:

1. Let the tears flow for a while . Close your eyes and let the tears flow. Then slowly open your eyes and blink a few times to let the tears wash away the sand in your eyes. In most cases, a large amount of tears will wash the sand out.

2. Call for help from your companions . Ask them to pinch the upper eyelid with two fingers, gently lift it forward, and blow air into the eye to stimulate tears to flush out the dust.

3. Rinse with running water . If tears cannot flush out the sand or foreign matter, prepare a basin of clean water, gently close your eyes, immerse your face in the basin, and blink a few times in the water. Alternatively, rinse your eyes with clean running water or saline.

If foreign objects such as sand become lodged in the eye tissue and cannot be removed, you should go to the ophthalmology department of a hospital immediately.