In a recent pool-related scuffle, a family is saying that their 12 year old was injured. Initially, the family’s spokesperson said that the girl had her jaw broken and also maybe her ribs. The family has a released photos of the girl in the hospital. You can see them here in this article about the incident (which doesn’t interest me for the purposes of this thread.)
Here’s the article - the medical photos are about halfway down the page and not gory or anything:
The girl appears to have some sort of tubing running out from under her eyeslids? I’ve never seen anything quite like it, either as a visitor or a patient. It’s kind of creepy, actually, but then eyeballs creep me out.
Medical folks: what are those tubes for and what injury would necessitate them being applied, so that I can be sure to avoid having it myself some time.
Those are probably morgan lenses, curved to fit over the eye, the tubing allows us to irrigate the eye with fluid; it’s messy, hence the towel across her chest. After a couple of numbing drops we can run a liter of sterile saline over an eye to remove contamination. I’ve done it many times, usu it’s for liquids splashed into the eye, not sure about this case.
ETA after reading article, possibly maced or pepper sprayed.
Someone in the video shouts they were maced, too.
Those tubes look cool, I want a set.
In an article I read it definitely says the girl was pepper sprayed. I assumed the eye contraptions were related.
Oddly enough, I got two eyes full of sunscreen yesterday and could have used a wash myself. I just had to cry it out for a few hours, though.
I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen that phrase used literally.
Ohhhh - washing off the pepper spray. That makes sense. I was afraid they were running wires or hoses down into her busted jaw via the eye socket. Ick. Thanks for the infos!
I’ve never been pepper sprayed and will certain try to maintain that record.