is being boiled by hot water considered a first degree burn?
i got boiled by hot water, but it just looks normal now. when it was burned, it was red, so i put ice on it. i still feel a sting, though..
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boiled hot water…….??
August 15th, 2008 · 8 Comments
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1 Mr. Nibbles Personal Chef // Aug 15, 2008
I think so
2 vezza // Aug 15, 2008
um, its called “you have been just boiled by hot water”.
3 Sugar Pie // Aug 15, 2008
at least, most likely 2nd. If so, get to a hospital quickly.
4 saracol4 // Aug 15, 2008
It depend on how bad you get burned ,but is probable a first.
5 • µ Mæ Fσяget Mε • // Aug 15, 2008
It depends how long you were boiled. If you were just dipped in for a split second it might be 1st degree. If you were allowed to simmer until golden brown, that's probably a 3rd
6 M ♥ C // Aug 15, 2008
yes
7 wahoo // Aug 15, 2008
The degrees of a burn that the doctors talk about depends on how many layers of your skin is damaged by that burn…first degree would be the top skin, which is what most of us experience in the kitchen. then there is second degree burns, which are deeper then the third degree burns is right down into the sensitive under skin and muscle and other internal tissues.
8 Charles // Aug 15, 2008
A first degree burn on your skin will instantly bubble and start to peel off. You will be in so much pain, most people just pass out???
So if you were boiled by hot water, it would be a first degree burn if you stay in it long enough.
But if you were “burned” by boiling water, it first depends on the severity of the burn, which you have to consider how much water, how long it was on your skin, is your skin bubbling and peeling? Then you have a first degree burn, anything else. probably less.
Just to be on the safe side, you should go see a doctor immediately