Mark Baker ARB and Medic

Hi Taff I've done the Fpos high risk also ambulance first responder etc, and medical gases at instructor level along with first aid instructor and paediatric first aid instructor, My Company specialises in the higher level F.A.W.+F and EFAW+F which is effectively an inter modiste between F.A.W. And FPOS but purely aimed at foresters and arborists if you want to know full details of the course which is an intensive 3 day course also check out my other posts on here under training and education Feel free to personal message me to discuss your needs and what we can offer you I am confident that it will fit your requirements exactly.

Dealt with quite a few scratched lenses and a couple of embedded objects over the years best advice is if you get any foreign object in or around the eye don't rub it it just ends up etching your cornea as it's almost a soft gel like Coating that scratches incredibly easily best soloution I've found and that I regularly Carry in my kit is a can of sterile saline aerosol this is pressurised but not so Much as to cause any harm and it delivers a fine mist into the eye this washes the object to the edge where it can be wiped or completely Flushed out. Eye baths are out now as they have a tendency to introduce more dust and grit than they are removing, plus they are no longer permitted in first aid kits, probably for this very reason. If it's serious then it's A+E and usually anaesthetic and a 24 hour eye patch with removal of the object, if it's just scratched chlorophenicol drops will heal It over time. You Can get iripods (one shot saline pods or the saline spray from s.p. services I hope it clears up quickly.