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Volume 336:1392-1393 May 8, 1997 Number 19
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Treatment of Burns

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To the Editor: In his review of the initial management of burns (Nov. 21 issue),1 Dr. Monafo does not mention the very first aid, which should be given at once — that is, putting cold water on the burned skin. This is a well-accepted practice, especially in children, to reduce burning of the deeper parts of the skin.2,3,4,5

I also want to mention another method of first aid, which I learned about from a mother. Instead of applying cold water to the burn one applies something frozen, such as a piece of meat, to the burned skin for a few . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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