AR>  CC> Well, can't argue with the docs.  I'm just a lifeguard. 
AR>  CC> However, if you use an icepack like you did you're supposed
AR>  CC> to at least put a cloth or something between it and the
AR>  CC> injury.  That way it doesn't shock the system. 
AR> You are supposed to use a cloth between the icepack and the skin because
AR> prolonged contact can damage the skin if the ice pack is too cold.
AR> The thing is, for EMERGENCY treatment of a scald, you want to cool off
AR> the area as quickly as possible.
You don't call a burn so bad the victim has to be sent to the ER an 
ergency?
Peace.
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