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Treating a burn, hot or cold water?

for burns, which is better to use on, warm or cold water?

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Answer #1

Neither, you should ALWAYS treat burns with COOL water unless they are third degree than no water or ointment should be put on the burn. NEVER put ice or oil or butter on it or it will get worse. Aloe Vera is VERY VERY good for burns. You should also cover the burn because it can be sensitive to things such as sunlight for a while. DON’T SCRATCH IT! Hope it gets better.

Answer #2

ahhh durrr COLD…

Answer #3

COLD!!!

Answer #4

Really cold water as soon as it happens. When my girl burnt herself on a toasty machine the nurses held her under the water for ages. If you have sailine even better. Then only use creams specifically for burns.

Answer #5

cold don’t use any petroleum based products on it (it traps the heat in)

Answer #6

Cold. Nothing oily on it to help it heal. Aloe is very good. If you are worried about infection, NeoSporin makes a cream that has a pain releiver in it as well and it isn’t greasy at all.

Answer #7

You shouldnt use water. EXPECIALLY COLD WATER because when ever you pull your hand away from it You burn will hurt worse. Aloe works best for burns.

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