ANSWER · B
Burn patients can drink diluted salt water to replenish body fluids. Plain water alone can further reduce sodium chloride concentration in the blood and the osmotic pressure of extracellular fluid, leading to cellular swelling, cerebral or pulmonary edema ("water intoxication"), which can endanger life. The absolute phrase "can only" makes the statement wrong.
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