"Apply ice wrapped in damp washcloth until pain stops. No scaring will occur.
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2 comments:
How can one 'apply' ice wrapped in washcloth? It's wrapped.
"Scaring" is wrong;it should have been like this: it'll leave no scar.
Yes, it would sound better to say, "Wrap some ice in a damp washcloth and apply it. Remove the washcloth when the pain has stopped."
And, of course, it should be "scarring."
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