Why is it necessary to rinse eyes for 15 minutes after getting a chemical in? Wouldn’t 1 minute be enough?

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Why is it necessary to rinse eyes for 15 minutes after getting a chemical in? Wouldn’t 1 minute be enough?

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Most chemicals can “stick” as in leave a residue that you may have blinked into or under your eye lids. You’re basically just flooding out your eyes rather than washing them.

Yeah, probably. But why do you wipe more than once? Because sometimes what should be enough, isn’t.

As a first aider you keep rinsing until the ambulance arrives. If you’ve rinsed too much they have wet face and hair. If you haven’t rinsed enough, they get a free labrador

You didn’t hear about “14 minute Fred”?