What to do if you’ve been pepper-sprayed

Depending on the parts of the body that have been sprayed with chili water, different treatment methods can be adopted in clinical practice. First, if the patient was sprayed with pepper spray on the skin of the abdomen and hands, in this case, it is recommended that the patient use flowing water to continue to rinse for 5-10 minutes. If the patient’s localized skin is still accompanied by pain and burning sensation, local topical application of toothpaste and Longzhu ointment can be used to reduce local inflammation and irritation. Most patients can recover from localized skin damage after 1-2 days of active treatment without serious complications. Second, if the patient’s eyes are sprayed with chili water, it is necessary to give the eyes a continuous water rinse, try to flush out the foreign body in the eyes. If the eyes are still accompanied by obvious pain, you can give local ice packs, levofloxacin eye drops local external drops to reduce local clinical symptoms. If the pain in the eyes does not improve significantly after the above treatment, the patient needs to go to the ophthalmology department of the hospital as soon as possible to improve the relevant examinations to avoid delaying the patient’s condition.