Understanding Burns: Causes, Types, and Treatment Essentials
There are many potential causes of burns, including but not limited to heat, sunlight, electricity, chemicals and radiation. Any damage to your body’s tissues requires immediate attention, as this is the best way to give yourself the chance of making a full recovery. There are three primary types of burns: First-degree burn: This causes […]
Who is Liable in a Burn Injury Accident
Accidents leading to burn injuries are often traumatic due to the pain they may cause, and the intrusive effects a burn injury can lead to in a victim’s life. Suffering a burn in an accident that arises due to the negligence of another party may give you the right to compensation under the law. To […]
What is the best first aid treatment for a major burn?
Your skin can be burned in a variety of accidents. For example, this could happen if you start a fire in your kitchen. The same holds true if you are involved in a motor vehicle accident of any kind.There is a big difference between a minor and major burn. If you have reason to believe […]
Types of accidents that cause burn injuries
A burn injury can be extremely difficult to treat. Even with the right approach, it can take many procedures and months of treatment in order to help the person regain some control of his or her life. Unfortunately, even if you do your best to avoid a burn accident, you never know if you could […]
How should you treat a major burn injury?
Burn injuries can be extremely serious. For this reason, you should learn as much as possible about treating such injuries. A major burn injury, such as one that results from a home accident or car accident, needs to be treated by an experienced medical team. For this reason, the first thing you should do following a […]
Child burned with hose left in the sun
Odds are good that you don’t even have a hot water option on your outdoor hose. Most people don’t, so they never even think about how hot that water can get. However, if you turn the hose off without draining it, the water can sit in the sun and heat up to a dangerous temperature, […]
Don’t let someone get away with negligence that led to a burn
In our previous blog post, we discussed how serious electrical burns can be. These burns often require extensive medical care, especially if the burn covers a large portion of the body or if the damage is severe. We know that you didn’t expect to suffer an electrical burn and you didn’t count on being out […]
Electrical burns demand immediate attention
Electrical burns are painful burns that often require intensive medical care. While it is true that some minor electrical burns can be treated like any other burns, there are some specific dangers that are present in all electrical burns. If you suffered from an electrical burn because of someone else’s negligence, you should learn about […]
Stand up for your right to seek compensation for a burn injury
When you think about the pain a small burn causes, you can probably imagine how devastating a severe burn injury might be. Burns can lead to a host of health issues, as well as issues that continue throughout the victim’s life. We know that coping with a serious burn injury is hard. The disfigurement, the […]
Burn injuries can lead to disfigurement and other medical issues
Suffering from a burn injury is something that often leads to a long-term medical care plan. Third-degree burns are the most serious burns that can cause severe disfigurement and other medical issues. The medical care associated with third-degree burns often means the patient incurs considerable medical costs. The patient will likely also have to learn […]