Burn injuries can happen anywhere. This includes home, work, car accidents, public places, sporting events and even wildfires. However, the majority of these incidents happen at home. Yet, this doesn’t mean it is your fault. Manufacturers purposely make dangerous products that injure.
Types of Burn Injuries
The most common burn injury types are scalding and fire or flame related. This happens from contact with hot objects, chemical burns, electrical burns, and unspecified burns. There are still random and inhalation burns.
According to the American Burn Association, non-work-related burn injuries make up 74% of all instances. However, there are nearly 14% that happen at work. This also includes car accidents involving fires and gasoline explosions. The manufacturer could be at fault for this.
The most frightening burn injuries can come from home fires. These are frightening and can strike any time. However, this could be from the negligence of a landlord, tenant, arson or carelessness of campers from a wildfire.
Work-Related Burn Injuries
An article from the US National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health states that 42% of all work-related injuries are burns. Also, almost half of all work-related burn deaths are tied to workplace fires and explosions. Then, a quarter cause thermal burn injuries.
Furthermore, the CDC states that work-related burn injuries are the leading cause of occupational injuries in the US. When these happen, they can be devastating. In fact, almost 30% results in hospitalizations.
The most common work-related burn injuries that lead to serious injury or death are:
- Faulty electrical equipment
- Chemical exposure
- Fuel explosions
Treatment after Burn Injuries
After a burn injury, treatment can be expensive. Plus, treatment plans vary greatly. Usually the recovery process requires extensive rehabilitation and often painful and frequent extensive therapies.
Plus, the emotional impact of burn injuries last far beyond the physical treatments. Many require therapies and other additional care. This causes isolation from the outside world. Burn injuries expose the interior of the body and allows infection to happen easily. This can cause complications in recovery. Medical professionals can help diminish this outcome, but many times it happens anyway. This increases the time a burn victim takes to recovery and also causes the pain to be elevated as well.
Call Our Burn Injury Attorneys Now
If you or a loved one experienced a severe burn injury, contact The Michael Brady Lynch Firm today. You will receive a free, no obligation consultation. However, you must act quickly. Some states limit the amount of time a burn injury victim has to file a case after the injury occurs. We have over 30 years of experience helping victims just like you. Therefore, don’t delay and reach out today.