Need a Burn Injury
Lawyer? Let a Houston Texas Personal Injury Lawyer
from the Personal Injury Helpline fight your burn
injury case for you. Houston Personal Injury
Helpline has the resources necessary to fully
prosecute your burn injury case.
Suffered A
Personal Injury From A Burn Accident?
A burn injury can
be one of the most traumatic personal injuries a
person can suffer. The monetary, mental and physical
costs of recovering from a burn injury are
staggering. A burn injury can require months,
sometimes years of hospitalization, doctors visits,
physical therapy and often even require extensive
counseling to overcome the mental trauma sustained
from suffering a burn injury. If you have suffered a
burn injury, Contact us so we can help you through
this difficult time.
Common burn
injuries:
Thermal burns
are caused by contact with intense heat, such as
flames, steam, scalding liquids, hot metals and
other sources of heat.
Radiation burns
are caused by contact with nuclear radiation
(X-rays, etc.) or ultraviolet rays such as from
sunlight or tanning beds.
Chemical burns
are caused by contact with caustic chemicals, such
as acids, alkalis, detergents or solvents.
Electrical Burns
are caused by electric current passing through the
body.
Severities of
burns:
First Degree
Burn: a first degree burn damages only the outer
layer of skin, or epidermis. A sunburn is typically
a first degree burn. A superficial burn is usually
red and turns white if you press on it. A first
degree burn heals by itself in three to six days.
Hospitalization is required only if fever,
dehydration (not enough fluid in the body) or
uncontrollable pain develops.
Second Degree
Burn: a second degree burn involves the entire
epidermis, the top layer of the skin, and some
portion of the dermis, the second layer of the skin.
Second degree burns can cause blistering, and deep
second degree burns are dry and may appear ivory or
pearly white. A skin graft is usually recommended
for deep second degree burns.
Third Degree
Burn: a third degree burn destroys the
epidermis, first layer of the skin, and dermis,
second layer of the skin. Third degree burns are
dry, with a dark brown or leathery appearance. Most
third degree burns larger than 3 centimeters in
diameter are best treated with removal of dead
tissue, immediate skin grafting, and long-term use
of compression garments to minimize scarring.
Severe burns:
Severe burns are a
devastating injury, both physically and emotionally.
Persons with severe burns may be left with permanent
physical disabilities: loss of mobility,
disfigurement, scarring, infection, muscle or tissue
damage, nerve damage, respiratory system damage,
loss of a limb, and permanent mental disabilities:
nightmares or flashbacks from the traumatizing event
and anguish from loss of a friend or family member.
Severe burn injuries often necessitate long-term
medical care, nursing care, physical therapy, and
psychological care.
Contact Houston
Personal Injury Helpline for a free consultation for
your
Burn Injury
Case.
