Burn injuries can occur anywhere, but, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), they take place most often in the home or workplace.
Burn injuries can occur in a wide variety of ways, including:
- Fire: Contact with fire or flames can cause serious burns.
- Flash: Flash burns are typically associated with explosions.
- Scalds: Scalding occurs when the skin makes contact with hot liquids or steam.
- Chemical: Chemical burns can occur after physical contact with acid, alkalis, and other chemicals.
- Electrical: When contact with high voltage electricity occurs, the electricity can pass through the body and burn the skin and underlying tissues.
- Contact: Burns can occur anytime there is extended contact with a hot object.
No matter the severity of a burn, from mild to intense, a burn can cause pain ranging from tolerable to agonizing. What’s more, victims experience even more pain when cleaning the wound or changing the bandage dressing. Burn doctors typically treat acute pain through the use of methadone or morphine IV injections and treat tolerable pain through oral medications.
The costs associated with medical treatment and rehabilitation for burns can be quite high. On top of that, a burn victim may lose wages due to the necessary recovery time away from work. Burn victims should seek legal representation from a firm that understands the financial strains they face.
Contact Brauns Law Accident Injury Lawyers, PC to speak with experienced burn injury attorneys who can help you recover financial compensation for your injury and related damages.
