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Old 09-02-2007, 12:53 PM   #77 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Catus Felidae View Post
It was. Anything that holds the heat against the skin allows for more serious burns.
That is true. Also this was an 80ish woman and the skin thins with age.

5-10 seconds in a person that age could potentially be enough to cause a full thickness (3rd degree) burn. I saw this a couple of times with elderly vets when I was in the Navy.