(Correspondent Liu Meng) The Spring Festival is approaching, and accidents caused by fireworks are common, especially for children to set off fireworks, which must attract the attention of parents!
The day before yesterday, a 5-year-old boy Xiao Hao (pseudonym) saw that the fireworks lit by his parents were very beautiful, and he also took an incense stick to light the fireworks, and accidentally poked his left eye. "At that time, I felt like my eyes were getting sand and ash, so hot," Xiao Hao said himself, and the pain was unbearable and he couldn't open his eyes in an instant.
"Hearing the child's cry and seeing him covering his eyes and shouting in pain, we realized that he was burned by sparks" did not dare to stop for a step, Xiao Hao's parents quickly took Xiao Hao to the Hubei General Hospital of Egger Eye Department.
Dr. Peng Yi of the Pediatric Ophthalmology Department found that Xiao Hao's cornea was damaged, white patches appeared, and even reached the base layer of the cornea.
To Dr. Peng Yi's great distress, Xiao Hao's cornea has been damaged, and his current vision is only 0.6, although he has been given medication, but he can hardly return to normal, which causes great damage to his vision.
Dr. Peng Yi reminded: "When children are playing, if they are accidentally burned by fireworks, firecrackers, etc., pay attention not to rub their eyes with their hands, nor to rinse with water, so as not to stimulate the wound to expand, cover their eyes with clean gauze or towels, and send the child to a specialist hospital for treatment as soon as possible to avoid secondary injury." ”
Eye trauma is common in children
Eye trauma in children has a variety of causes, mainly accidental. We divide the causes of injuries into collisions, falls, blunt injuries, sharp object pokes, firecracker injuries, car accident injuries, animal injuries, scalds and other causes.
Measures to prevent eye trauma
90% of eye trauma can be avoided, children's eye trauma prevention is greater than treatment, only with a comprehensive understanding of children's eye trauma can we prevent it before it occurs. Therefore, parents should do a good job of safety education for their children, stay away from dangerous objects, and prevent eye injuries.
Eye trauma in children not only affects children's visual function and the development of eye tissue, but also causes economic and psychological burden to children and their families. Once an eye injury occurs, you must learn the correct first aid measures, seek medical attention in time, and minimize the injury.