Burn Injury Cases
Burn injuries do not discriminate. We have preconceived notions about how people get a burn injury. Burns can happen in your home, at your job, or in your car. They can be chemical, thermal, electrical, solar, or caused by radiation. Burns often happen at work, especially in industries like manufacturing and construction. All burns have one thing in common, they can be devastating.
Burn injuries are painful, and need a lot of time to heal. They leave behind not just physical scars, but psychological scars as well. Some victims require long-term psychological treatment to accept and live with their disfigurement, others may experience post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the event.
Along with the physical and psychological damage, burn injury victims also have to deal with financial burden and stress. Injured people are quite often unable to work. The cost to treat burns is expensive.
Some key burn injury statistics:
86% of burn patients suffer from thermal burns (injury caused by excessive heat). Some examples of thermal burns are hot liquid, steam, flash fire, or curling irons
Approximately 45% of burn injuries are caused by fire
32% of all burn injuries are caused by scalding
30% of all deaths and injuries related to fire were from flames - lit cigarettes, smoking material, cooking, and heating equipment
Children, teenagers, the elderly, and those in the full time workforce, particularly in labor industries like construction, utilities, and manufacturing are more likely to be burned.
At Attorneys Jim and Steve Brady & Associates, P.C. in Walpole, MA, we are all too familiar with the challenges of burn injuries. We have represented many burn victims in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and we give our all to make sure the burn victims we represent get the quality of care they deserve, the time to heal completely, and remove the financial stress.
Some proactive fire safety statistics:
Having automatic sprinklers installed reduces the chance of death from residential fires by 73%
When homes / offices have both fire detectors and automatic sprinklers, fire-related deaths were reduced by 82% and fire-related injuries by 46%
No matter how proactive and prepared you are, burn injuries still happen. If you or someone you’re with gets burned, seek medical attention as quickly as possible.
As soon as you or the victim have had proper medical attention and are in stable condition, call a respected and experienced law firm such as Attorneys Jim and Steve Brady & Associates, P.C. We know that legal outcomes are about more than money, they affect lives. Our goal is to help our clients understand and navigate the law with wisdom and compassion. For over 38 years, we have worked tirelessly to get our clients their full measure of justice.
Get in touch with us today to discuss your burn injury case.