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Is it ok to swim with a first degree burn?
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Maybe : Are you swimming in the place where you would get burned again? Then- no.
Answered 6/3/2018
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There are probably: shades of grey on this question...."it depends." A first degree burn involves only the outer layer of the skin and may cause redness, swelling and pain; the skin is not interupted/broken. If the skin is not broken, I think you could swim in a well-maintained/probably chlorinated swimming pool; I wouldn't swim in a lake/ocean. If the skin is broken, stay out of the water to avoid infection.
Answered 7/29/2019
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