A burn at home: what to do in the first twenty minutes
Running cold water for twenty minutes. No ice, no toothpaste, no oil, no egg white. What is done in those minutes marks the scar for life.
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Running cold water for twenty minutes. No ice, no toothpaste, no oil, no egg white. What is done in those minutes marks the scar for life.
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