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First aid for burns

The severity of burns is determined by the amount of damage to the tissues of the body. Burns are classified by degrees: first, second and third degree; the higher the degree the more serious the burn.
First degree burns are the least serious, involving the epidermis—the outermost layer of the skin.  A burn in this category [...]