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on 8/17/2007 I can't imagine anyone pouring Clorox on a burn (see comment by eHow Friend on 11/22/2005) - bleach can cause severe damage to skin - it would actually burn the skin. I think this is a dangerous piece of 'advice'.
on 11/22/2005 For the burn I got on my wrist, I used a lot of neosporin and then covered it with gauze and wrapped an Ace bandage around it. I did this for the first 48 hours after it happened, and it kept the skin from getting dry and stiff, which was nice since it was in a spot that gets a lot of movement.
on 11/22/2005 Your tip on treating a burn says that it has to stay under water 20 minutes. A burn is a physical process where heat is transferred to a body part. It means that the heat keeps burning for a long time, +/-5 hours, so 20 min. is not enough. www.biofill.com
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