Burn

Burn

A burn is a type of injury to flesh caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation or friction. Most burns affect only the skin (epidermal tissue). Rarely, deeper tissues, such as muscle, bone, and blood vessels can also be injured. Burns may be treated with first aid, in an out-of-hospital setting, or may require more specialized treatment such as those available at specialized burn centers.

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Famous quotes containing the word burn:

    And though thou notest from thy safe recess
    Old friends burn dim, like lamps in noisome air
    Love them for what they are; nor love them less,
    Because to thee they are not what they were.
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834)

    If, as they say, God spanked the town
    For being over-frisky,
    Why did He burn all the churches down
    And spare Hotaling’s Whiskey?
    —For the State of California, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    From now on, if I ever get to burn another newspaper, I’ll remember what a few cents can buy.
    Alvah Bessie, Ranald MacDougall, and Lester Cole. Raoul Walsh. Captain Nelson (Errol Flynn)