TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Traumatic Eye Emergencies A1 - Johnson, Jeremiah J. A1 - Colucciello, Stephen A. A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. PY - 2014 T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e AB - A history of exposure to power tools or metal striking metal should raise the suspicion of an intraocular foreign body.Children with sickle cell disease or coagulopathy are more likely to suffer complications associated with a hyphema.Visual acuity is the vital sign of the eye and should be documented in every child with an ocular injury or visual complaint.Obtain an ophthalmology consultation in the emergency department on all patients with hyphemas, suspected globe rupture, or significant visual impairment.A caustic injury to the eye (acid or alkali) is one of the few situations in which treatment must occur prior to examination and visual acuity testing. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105685558 ER -