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How steam burns happen?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Ordinary pressure steam scalds the skin and tissue, and whilst condensing causes further heat insult. Superheated steam acts like a thermal lance and cuts into the tissue as well as scalding and burning deep tissue.

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