Care for Eye Avulsion (Eye Knocked Out)

Care for Eye Avulsion (Eye Knocked Out)

In medicine, an avulsion is an injury in which a body structure is forcibly detached from its normal point of insertion by either trauma or surgery.

The term most commonly refers to a surface trauma where all layers of the skin have been torn away, exposing the underlying structures (i.e., subcutaneous tissue, muscle, tendons, or bone).

This is similar to an abrasion but more severe, as body parts such as an eyelid or an ear can be partially or fully detached from the body.

• Cover the eye loosely.
• Protect injured eye with a paper cup.
• Have victim close the uninjured eye.
• Call 9-1-1.