Question 13 QMED04 - Boiler Technician-Watertender

The Correct Answer is D **Why Option D is correct:** When a non-embedded foreign object is in the eye, the goal is to remove it gently without causing abrasion or further injury. A **moist cotton-tipped applicator** (like a swab) is the appropriate tool because: * **Moisture** helps the object adhere to the cotton without sticking dryly to the sensitive cornea/conjunctiva. * The **cotton tip** is soft and flexible, minimizing the risk of scratching the eye's surface compared to harder instruments. * **Controlled application** allows for precise, gentle sweeping motion to lift the particle away. **Why the other options are incorrect:** * **A) remove it with a match or toothpick:** These objects are hard, sharp, and non-sterile. Using them carries an extremely high risk of scratching the cornea, causing severe injury, or introducing infection. This practice is dangerous and medically unacceptable. * **B) get him to rub his eye until the object is gone:** Rubbing the eye is the worst thing to do. If the object is still present, rubbing will mechanically drag the particle across the cornea, causing widespread corneal abrasions, embedding the object, or worsening the irritation. * **C) remove it with a piece of dry sterilized cotton rag:** A rag, even if sterilized, is generally too bulky, linty, and abrasive for the delicate task of removing an object from the eye. A large piece of dry cotton can also cause abrasion or shed fibers that further irritate the eye. The preferred method uses a small, tightly wrapped, moist applicator tip.