North Georgia Burn Lawyer
With Locations in Cartersville, Woodstock & Chattanooga, We Help Cope With the Consequences of Burn Injuries
Burn injuries can be very traumatic. Unlike other injuries, burns frequently leave scars and serve as a constant reminder of the accident or traumatic event that led to the burn. Burn victims require immediate medical treatment to protect their health.
Burns also leave victims in serious emotional distress. It is not an exaggeration to say that many burn victims are never the same after their accidents.
At Pritchard Injury Firm, we help burn victims get the compensation they need to move on with their lives. We understand the distress you may feel as a burn victim and are prepared to fight for your legal rights.
Contact a burn injuries lawyer today by calling (470) 577-8152.
Types of Burn Injuries
As experienced attorneys, we have met with people burned in a variety of ways. The following are the different types of burn injuries:
- Thermal burns: These are caused by contact with something hot, such as fire or hot objects, like stoves. Steam and hot liquids can also cause thermal burns.
- Electrical burns: An electrical current can not only burn the skin where the current enters and exits the body but also burn internal organs.
- Chemical burns: Acids and other chemicals can cause burns when they contact skin.
- Friction burns: When a person’s skin is scraped across a hard surface, a friction burn can result. Road rash is a type of friction burn.
- Radiation burns: High energy radiation can damage the skin, resulting in a burn.
Burns are also classified by degree. Doctors have identified four different degrees of burn severity:
- First degree: A first-degree burn affects the epidermis, which is the outermost layer of skin. You can experience redness and pain, but permanent scarring is rare.
- Second degree: A second-degree burn not only affects your epidermis but also injures the underlying layer, the dermis. These burns can develop painful blisters. Some second-degree burns will require skin grafts while others can heal on their own.
- Third degree: A third-degree burn damages both layers of skin, as well as underlying tissue.
- Fourth degree: A fourth-degree burn injures underlying tissue, including muscles and bones.
Our Georgia burn attorney can help you recover from any type of burn.
How To Treat a Burn Injury
You need prompt medical treatment to protect your health after a burn. Even minor burn injuries can be potentially serious, especially if you do not cool the burn and keep it clean.
First, cool the burn by holding the affected limb under cool (but not cold) water. Don’t put oil or butter on the burn, as this will lock in heat and cause even more damage. Remember to keep the burn submerged for a very long time because the tissue underneath could be very hot even if the outermost layer of skin has cooled.
Also remember not to remove clothing, which could have melted onto the skin. Ripping off burned clothing will only rip off the skin. Instead, cut around the burn as much as possible, and remove belts and wedding rings, because the affected area will swell.
Second, assess the burn as you are cooling it. If your burn is smaller than the palm of your hand and is superficial, then you can clean the wound and dress it with a sterile bandage. Very minor burns like these probably don’t warrant a trip to the hospital.
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