TIL that using cool running water immediately on a child's burn injury was shown to reduce the odds of needing a hospital visit by 36% and a skin operation by 43%. However, many well know, folkloric burn treatments don't work well.

https://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(19)30538-4/fulltext

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15nimnx/til_that_using_cool_running_water_immediately_on/

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