first-degree burn


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first-degree burn

[¦fərst də¦grē ′bərn]
(medicine)
A mild burn characterized by pain and reddening of the skin.
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With varied options available, it is imperative that patients select the right experts to avoid first-degree burns or any other injuries to the skin.
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The court also heard that on October 16 2015, a 19-year-old man suffered first-degree burns to his face and arms while trying to recover a part which came off rollers at the plant.
PS1.6m fine for car parts firm; CHARGE FOLLOWS EXPLOSION & LEGIONNAIRES' OUTBREAK
The courtalso heard that on October 16 2015, a 19-year-old man suffered first-degree burns to his face and arms while trying to recover a part which came off rollers at the plant.
Company fined [pounds sterling]1.6m after explosion and disease outbreak left workers ill and teenager burned; South Tyneside-based Faltec Europe Limited allowed Legionnaires' disease to develop in its water and an explosion gave a worker first degree burns
The driver has first-degree burns on his hands, legs and partly on the face.
Racer throws himself from burning car
First-degree burns affect the skin superficially and cause discomfort.
Burns call for quick action at home: some will result in shock, while others may not initially be painful, but all require veterinary care
In another incident in Sharjah the same day, two workers received first-degree burns. Mohammed Rashad, a 46-year-old Pakistani, and Mohamed Sudhan, a 30-year-old Bangladeshi, were injured while cleaning barrels of a chemical at a lubricant factory in Al Sajja.
Water jet kills dockyard cleaner
The man and his wife suffered first-degree burns. The two children's injuries are not serious, local media reported on Friday.
Four suffer burns in 'maid attack'
The brothers suffered first-degree burns on different parts of their bodies, including thighs, back and abdomen.
Dad pays for son's fire antics as accident leaves friends scarred
I was taken to the emergency room where I was treated for first-degree burns on my face, second-degree burns on my hands and put on 100 percent oxygen for toxic smoke inhalation.
Smoke and sparks
and European testing protocols for safe touch temperature, preventing the first-degree burns one would normally expect within five seconds of skin contact.
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The pensioner suffered first-degree burns to her right arm and right thigh.
WOMAN, 81, INJURED IN HOUSE FIRE
A LIMASSOL security guards was treated fir first-degree burns late on Friday after a man approached him at the factory where he worked, threw flammable liquid in his face and set him on fire.
Security guard set alight

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