Las Vegas Burn Injury Attorney

The key is to immediately cool the affected area. You can hold it under cool (not cold) water or soak the affected limb. If you are burned and not near a running source of water, try to soak rags with water and apply them as a cool compress.
Burns that are superficial and no more than two inches in size can be treated at home. After cooling off the burn, you can apply a sterile bandage and take over-the-counter medication to treat pain. However, check for signs of infection, such as running puss, and visit a doctor for treatment.
Larger burns need to be checked by a doctor. Call emergency services, if necessary, especially if you suffered the burn out on the road in a car crash.

Burns take a long time to heal—much longer than many people expect. Generally, your burns will heal faster if there are no thick scars:

• If there is scarring, then burns heal in one to three years
• If there is no scarring, then burns can heal in 6-12 months

Your doctor might use pressure garments to help speed up recovery, but patients often face a long road ahead.

Whether you develop scars will depend primarily on the severity of the burn. First-degree burns that affect only the top layer of skin might not develop scars. However, second-degree and third-degree burns can leave our clients badly scarred. When scars are on visible parts of the body, many clients suffer embarrassment, anxiety, and social withdrawal.

Fortunately, our clients can often obtain compensation for emotional harms and for permanent scarring or disfigurement.

Burns can itch because the skin is dry or because nerves are growing back. Regardless, you should not scratch yourself, which will only make things worse.
To help with itching, you can do the following:

• Apply lotion regularly several times a day.
• Wear compression garments.
• Avoid anything that makes you perspire.

You can also ask your doctor for a special anti-itch medicine, which should help.

Many of our clients suffer horrifying emotional injuries after being burned. According to the MSKT Center, burn victims often experience the following:

• Worries about the future and how their burns will limit their lives
• Sadness and anxiety
• Helplessness
• Irritability
• Withdrawal from friends and family
• Concerns about finances, especially if they cannot work
• Insomnia

Clients can receive compensation to cover psychotherapy and prescription drugs to treat anxiety, depression, and insomnia. They can also receive damages for emotional distress caused by their burns.

Can There Be Permanent Disabilities?
A lot will depend on the treatment you receive while recovering. For example, burned skin tightens and can limit your range of motion, especially when the burn covers a joint. To keep skin as flexible as possible, you should introduce motion while your skin heals. If you don’t, then the tightness can be permanent.

You can be burned in many different ways:

• • Contact with fire or flame
  • Scalding by hot liquids
  • Electrical burns
  • Burns caused by chemicals

Every burn, regardless of cause, is serious and warrants attention. However, electrical burns deserve even more attention because you might have suffered serious internal injuries which you cannot see. Go to a hospital immediately after being electrocuted.

Ideally, an accident will be investigated immediately to determine what caused the burn and who was responsible. As part of the investigation, your burn injury attorney might need to look at any product that caused the burn. If a car accident caused a burn injury, you should not have your car fixed until a lawyer looks at it. If the burn happened on someone else’s property, you will likely be able to file a claim under the theory of premises liability.

As the victim, you can receive compensation for a variety of losses, including:

• • Medical care to treat the burn
  • Any future medical care, such as prosthetics or continuing rehabilitation
  • Lost wages, if you could not work while you recovered
  • Lost future wages, if you cannot work in the future because of the burn injury

You can also receive compensation for intangible injuries, like pain and suffering, emotional distress, disfigurement, and scarring. Generally, the more serious and permanent your physical injuries, the more you can receive in damages for these less tangible harms.

Each case is different, and there is no “average” settlement that our clients receive. Reach out today to discuss your case.