Which of the following is a correct statement about the healing of thermal versus chemical burns?
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Correct answer: Chemical burns may keep damaging tissue until the agent is removed and can need deeper debridement.
Chemical agents may linger and continue tissue damage, often deeper than they appear, whereas thermal injuries are confined to heat exposure.
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