Centers for Disease Control-Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures-Volume III, page 40)
National EMS Scope of Practice Model
College of Urgent Care-Urgent Care Clinician Competencies
New Hampshire Patient Care Protocols
Minnesota Department of Health–Hazardous Materials Exposure Guide
North Central Connecticut EMS Council
Monroe-Livingston Regional EMS Protocols
Maine EMS Pre-Hospital Treatment Protocols
Palm Beach County Fire and Rescue: Paramedic Graduate School (Skill Assessment Evaluation)
Joint (Fort Lauderdale/Tamarac/Sunrise Fire Rescue) EMS Protocols (Eye Injury)
Public Health England–Inorganic Mercury/Elemental Mercury Incident Management
University of Ottawa (Canada), Faculty of Medicine–Procedures
Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services-Patient Care Protocol
Rhode Island Statewide Emergency Medical Services Protocols
Linn and Benton County, Oregon EMS Clinical Guidelines and Procedures
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources/Bureau for Public Health-Office of EMS
Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services Pre-Hospital Statewide Treatment Protocol
Connecticut Statewide Emergency Medical Services Protocols
Michigan EMS Scope of Practice
Corvallis, Oregon EMS Protocols
Carrol County (Iowa) Emergency Medical Services
Adirondack Appalachian Region-Mountain Lakes Region-Hudson Mohawk Region
Loyola Emergency Medical Services System
North Carolina State Medical Assistance Teams
The Greater Miami Valley EMS Council, Inc. and the State of Ohio EMS Region 2 Protocols
Mississippi Trauma Transitional Block (Paramedic)
Florida Regional Common EMS Protocols
Nassau Regional Emergency Medical Services
Joint (Fort Lauderdale/Tamarac/Sunrise Fire Rescue) EMS Protocols (Hydrofluoric Acid)
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My 16-month-old son received an ocular chemical burn when his 3 ½-year-old brother discovered a cleaning solution without a child-proof lid. Both eyes were flushed at home for 3 to 5 minutes before he was taken to the ED. Once there, Alcaine drops were instilled, Morgan Lenses inserted into both eyes and irrigation started with lactated Ringer’s. He promptly fell asleep. If I can use it on my own child and trust it – so can anyone!
Registered Nurse (Kentucky)
The Morgan Lens is used in 90% of hospital emergency departments in the USA and can be inserted in less than 20 seconds. There simply is no other "hands-free" method of eye irrigation. Nothing else frees medical personnel to treat other injuries or to transport the patient while irrigation is underway. Nothing is more effective at treating ocular chemical, thermal, and actinic burns or removing non-embedded foreign bodies, even when the patient's eyes are closed tightly. Its design makes it simple and straightforward to use so minimal training is required.