Health Tip: Caring for a Minor Burn
-- Most minor burns can be cared for at home without requiring a trip to the emergency room.
Each year, more than 500,000 people seek help for minor household burns, the U.S. National Institutes of Health says.
The severity of a burn depends on the area it covers and how deep the damage goes. First-degree burns affect only the thin top layer of skin. Second-degree burns include the thick lower layer of skin. A third-degree burn is the most serious; it penetrates the entire depth of skin, permanently destroying it and the tissue that's underneath.
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