{"id":34463,"date":"2020-08-02T10:03:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T10:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=34463"},"modified":"2023-10-15T08:19:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T08:19:15","slug":"scald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/scald\/","title":{"rendered":"Scald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To heat food just below boiling point.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An injury to the skin caused by touching a very hot liquid or steam.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Burns caused by hot liquids or hot vapors. Scalds are burns that result from contact with moist heat. Scalds are usually not as deep as those created by contact with flames, but they can produce deep burns. If the clothing of a person is saturated with scalding, hot liquid, the clothes should be removed quickly but carefully. 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