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minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·edit-25 days agoCold water is the opposite of what you want to put on a burn. Blisters are a reaction to the rapid change in temperature not the heat.
minus-squareentwine413@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 days agoI mean, you definitely don’t want to put hot water on a burn.
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·5 days agoDepending on the severity and type of the burn, and the amount of time that has passed (ideally none), actually yes you would.
minus-squareZiglin (it/they)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoI’m guessing that hot in this case means slightly warmer than body temperature, not boiling right?
Cold water is the opposite of what you want to put on a burn. Blisters are a reaction to the rapid change in temperature not the heat.
I mean, you definitely don’t want to put hot water on a burn.
Depending on the severity and type of the burn, and the amount of time that has passed (ideally none), actually yes you would.
I’m guessing that hot in this case means slightly warmer than body temperature, not boiling right?