II. Indications
III. Equipment
- pH paper
- Eye Irrigation fluid (Use best option that is immediately available)
- Preferred irrigants (liter bags - may require up to 10 liters)
- Alternatives if preferred agents unavailable
- Sterile water
- Eyewash station or equivalent clean water supply
- Irrigation additives
- Consider placing 10-15 cc of 1% Lidocaine in the saline bag to maintain adequate topical Anesthesia during irrigation
- Irrigation device (any clean device that can direct irrigant flow to eye)
- Morgan Medi-Flow lens
- Intravenous tubing
- Nasal canula (attached to IV tubing)
- Can straddle the nasal bridge such that each nasal prong can be directed toward each eye
IV. Technique
- Pre-treat with Topical Eye Anesthetic (if available)
- Do not delay irrigation for contact removal
- Contacts can be removed after irrigation
- Immediate copious irrigation for at least 30 minutes
- Adjunctive measures
- Consider sweeping medial and lateral canthus for crystallized chemical
- Use moist swab to remove debris from Conjunctival fornices
- May be speed neutralization of pH
- Consider sweeping medial and lateral canthus for crystallized chemical
V. Precautions
- Never use acid or base to neutralize chemical burn
VI. Efficacy
- Eye Irrigation reduces risk of serious Eye Injury and dramatically reduces healing times
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Concepts | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061) |
ICD9 | 96.51 |
ICD10 | 92025-00 |
SnomedCT | 49999004, 225684002 |
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Italian | Irrigazione oculare |
Japanese | 眼洗浄, ガンセンジョウ |
Czech | Irigace oka |
Hungarian | Szem irrigatio |
Spanish | irrigación del ojo (procedimiento), irrigación del ojo, limpieza ocular (procedimiento), limpieza ocular, Irrigación ocular |
Portuguese | Irrigação ocular |
Dutch | oogirrigatie |
French | Irrigation de l'oeil |
German | Augenspuelung |