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. 2023 Sep 24;15(9):e45879. doi: 10.7759/cureus.45879

Table 5. Participants’ opinions and response practices to various burn situations.

Research question Categories Frequency Percentage
Water temperatures to be applied on burn Cold 661 79.3%
Warm 126 15.1%
Hot 21 2.6%
I will not apply water 25 3%
Duration of applying water to a burn Less than 5 minutes 118 14.2%
Between 5 and 10 minutes 180 21.6%
Between 10 and 15 minutes 265 31.8%
More than 15 minutes 201 24.1%
I don’t know 60 7.2%
I will not apply water 9 1.1%
Home remedies used on burn Honey 515 61.9%
Toothpaste 251 30.1%
Ice cold compress 34 4.1%
Tomato paste 12 1.5%
White flour 9 1.1%
Milk or yogurt 11 1.3%
I have never used natural remedies - -