The fastest way to relieve pain from electric welding in the eyes

Being hit in the eyes by electric welding is a very serious symptom. This problem not only makes it impossible to open the eyes, but can even cause redness, swelling and congestion of the eyes, leaving behind photoelectric eye disease. Therefore, after being hit in the eyes by electric welding, you must take effective measures to relieve the pain and prevent the injury from further aggravating. So, what is the quickest way to relieve pain after being hit in the eyes by electric welding? A detailed introduction will be given below!

1. Symptoms

When welding, welders may be careless or some people may be too curious and watch the welding closely, and their eyes may be injured by the strong light of the welding. Symptoms include red and swollen eyes that cannot be opened, dry and blurred eyes, and tears.

In fact, eye pain caused by electric welding is medically called photoelectric ophthalmia, which is the most common type of radiation injury in ophthalmology and is the result of exposure to short-wave ultraviolet rays. Electric welding and thermal cutting operations can easily induce the disease due to the strong ultraviolet and infrared rays produced by high-temperature arc light. The incubation period of this disease is generally 6-8 hours, and two to three days in severe cases. When the disease occurs, there is a sudden burning sensation and severe pain in both eyes, accompanied by photophobia, tearing, eyelid spasm, headache, flushing and burning sensation of eyelids and facial skin, and conjunctival congestion and edema in the eye fissure.

2. Treatment methods

1. After your eyes are burned by electric welding, immediately apply a towel soaked in cold water (if you are in a hurry, just use cold water) to your eyes, then close your eyes and rest to reduce eye movement.

2. Get human milk or fresh milk, boil it, then cool it and apply it into the eyes. This is an emergency measure, but it is relatively simple and practical, and can relieve pain. The specific requirements are that human milk or cow's milk must be boiled at high temperature for sterilization, and the boiled milk must be cooled thoroughly to avoid secondary eye injury due to high temperature of the milk. A few drops will be enough for application, and then apply once every two or three minutes until the pain is gradually relieved. After that, the application time can be appropriately extended, and you can stop applying milk after 5 hours depending on the situation.

3. After emergency measures are taken, you can apply some antibiotic eye ointment to prevent infection or worsening of the condition.

4. After suffering from photoelectric conjunctivitis, you should pay attention to rest and avoid the stimulation of strong light. It is best to wear tinted glasses for protection when going out. At the same time, try to reduce the rotation and friction of the eyeballs.

3. How to strengthen personal protection during welding

Strengthening personal protection can prevent the hazards of toxic gases and dust generated during welding. Operators must use appropriate protective glasses, masks, respirators, gloves, wear white protective clothing and insulated shoes, and must not wear short-sleeved clothes or roll up their sleeves. If working in a closed container with poor ventilation, they must also wear a protective helmet with air supply performance.