Fireworks and Your Child's Eyes Safety Quiz

Glass or metal from a bottle rocket strikes your child's eye. There is no bleeding, and the pain goes away quickly. You should...

Ignore it. There is nothing wrong.

Rinse out the eye and apply ointment.

Seek immediate medical attention from a health care professional.

Your child has an eye injury and is in terrible pain and wants to rub the eye. You should...

Let the child rub the eye.

Give the child a pain reliever as soon as possible.

Do not let the child rub the eye and seek professional health care immediately.

Apply an ointment to the eye, cover with a patch and follow up with the child's doctor the next day.

Your child's eye has been hit by an exploding fireworks device. The FIRST thing you should to is...

Rinse the eye out.

Tape or secure some type of protective patch against the bones around the eye area and seek immediate medical attention.

Apply ointment to the eye.

What is the best pain reliver to give to the child on the way to the hospital?

Asprin

An ibuprofren-based pain reliever

None. Do not stop for pain relief medication. Go straight to the hospital.

Which of the following should you NOT do for your child's eye injury?

Apply a patch against the bones surrounding the eye.

Apply ointment.

Keep the child calm.

Your child's friends are going to set off fireworks, and your child wants to play too. You...

Remember that bottle rockets can stray off course or throw shrapnel when they explode.

Keep in mind that about half of all fireworks injuries happen to bystanders.

Insist that the child avoid fireworks and take the child to a professional fireworks display.

All of these.

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