Can a burn from salt and ice give a 3rd degree burn?

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• No. There is nothing present in either substance that would literally eat through all of the tissues.
  
  And contrary to the gentleman above me, a third degree burn is down to, and including, the bone.
  
  The %26quot;burn%26quot; is actually an irritation, or (in the case of the ice) frostbite. It will redden, but not eat through the tissue. paramedic 0% 0 Votes
• It absolutely does cause a blister, but not a 3rd degree burn. I would classify the burn from salt and ice as a 2nd degree burn for sure though.
  
  I was dared as a teen to pour salt on my ankle and lay a cube of ice over it. After just a minute or two i had a huge blister on my skin and it hurt like the dickens. I don%26#039;t know how or why it happens as I am not a science guru, but it does. 0% 0 Votes
• While the ice won%26#039;t actually %26quot;burn%26quot; the skin, it can have the same effect. A 3rd degree burn occurs when the flesh is actually charred. The result is dead flesh. If the ice and salt mixture is cold enough and held in place long enough, the flesh will freeze and die (frostbite). The results are similar and the first aid and treatment is the same. 0% 0 Votes
• My husband had third degree burns from methylated spirits that exploded in face. They were very severe and like paramedic said, down to the bone.
  I dont think salt and ice can do that.
  Took 4 weeks to get better, isolation and all, for severe risk of infection.
  In other words, 3rd degree burns, you know about it when you have it, thats for sure. 0% 0 Votes