If you suffer a serious eye injury, what you don't do
immediately afterward may help more than what you do. The main
error of first aid to the eye is poking around when you don't
know what you're doing. There's very little that an
inexperienced person can do without causing trouble -except in
the case of a chemical burn. For any eye injury, a knowledgeable
approach can mean the difference between temporary or permanent
injury. A cut on the eye is not uncommon among workers who
strike metal on metal, or otherwise work with fast-moving
particles and who neglect to wear safety glasses or other
appropriate eye protection. You can get such an injury just by
using a lawn trimmer or by running into a sharp twig. Even if
the cut causes a lot of bleeding, there's little anyone can do
except to tape a dressing loosely over the eye to absorb the
blood. When there's not much bleeding, a dressing may not be
essential if the person is cooperative and won't touch their
eye. Keep the person calm and transport him or her to a