got a piece of metal stuck in my eye, what should I do?? Options

[grasshopper]

uuhhh yeah... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) I was using the sawzall today cutting up a car.... and I took off my saftey glasses to see where I needed to cut next...well, I forgot to put them back on and went at it... I ended up getting hit in the eye with something...I just thought it was dirt or something..... I didn't really pay any attention to it... well, about four hours later, my eye started hurting...just a small throbbing pain... I go and look at it in the mirror, and see something on my eye, I tryed to wipe it off, but it wouldn't move...it is reflective too... so i assume a piece of metal is stuck in my eye...it is VERY small though... and is at the very outer edge of my iris...It is about the size of the tip of a needle.... uhhh... I put some eyedrops in but the pain comes back after about five minutes.... what should I do??? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)

[alpha434]

QUOTE (grasshopper @ Apr 7 2006, 02:51 PM)

QUOTE (alpha434 @ Apr 7 2006, 01:48 PM) QUOTE (TimT @ Apr 7 2006, 02:39 PM) Ive worked in the construction industry for more than 25 years, mostly on bridges. ie lots of steel work. Many of the first aid kits on the job have a bl;unt magnet, among with a magnifying glass, and eyewash.. Ive pulled metal shavings out of guys eyes, and had others help me out when I got metal in my eye... Even at home I have one of those magnets. I was about to comment the same thing. Use a magnet. Any magnet will do, if you're careful. Make a point of getting the material out before even going to the doctor. You'll risk furthur damage from blinking or looking around. Have a friend or neighbor assist you. Then use as much antisceptic as you've got. And THEN straight to the doctor. Too much to risk by not going. They'll clean your eye out and you'll be really uncomfortable for about a day or so. But then it will be healed. No problem. Ask me how I know any of this... <----------- <------ <---------- I told the doctor that I was going to try that, and he said that it would work if the metal wasn't embedded, but he said the mine was embedded pretty deep, so he said it wouldn't have worked for me....

Yeah. Then it wouldn'tve done any damage from blinking. Keep that stuff on hand. And I'm glad nothing permanent was done (I hope.) A LOT of machinists get hurt that way. Nobody wears safety glasses at the shop I'm contracting to right now. One of the guys I went to Tech school with works there and I ream him every day (Dammit, Nate! What would your mom say?!?!)

Reminds me of a time. 8th grade. Gym class. Capture the flag. In the wooded area surrounding West Jefferson Middle School. Absolutely drop dead gorgouse girl was going for my flag. She was slow. So I let her get a little ahead (I liked watching her run.) She gets too close to our flag, so I pour on the speed. She pulls back a branch as she runs past. WAM! Branch hit me in the face, and a pine needle scrathed my lens. I wasn't hurt. I chased her down and tackled her for good measure.

But I had this wierd distortion out of the corner of my eye. I was freaked out because I had a VERY high vision rating and I sorta wanted to be a pilot at the time. My dad always wanted to be a pilot. I made my mom come and get me and take me straight to the hospital. No chances.