Eli5: Why does cold water help a burn heal? Submitted by postmanmalone123 t3_yhdmun on October 30, 2022 at 12:56 PM in explainlikeimfive 8 comments 0
frakc t1_iud6avr wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:06 PM It does not help to heal, it just stops further damage. After burn there still a lot of heat which continues to damage tissues. thus you need to remove remaining extra heat. Note: one should use room water around 20C. Using cold water especially from freaser will make more damage Permalink 8
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