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  • _stranger_@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzUnstable
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    4 days ago

    They specify cool as the appropriate temperature. They don’t want people putting ice water on burns. The water is mostly to clean the wound and for pain management, as cooling the burns eases the pain temporarily.

    I’ve never heard of treating a burn with warm water, that would be painful.