Denver Burn Injury Lawyer Helps Burned Children
Denver attorney Beth Klein, served on the Board of Directors of the Zach Foundation which provides support for burned childen all over the world. the Zach Foundation provides medical and emotional support for kids with burn injuries, scholarship, and access to Camp Cheley, a camp to help kids recover their identities and esteem and find friendships and support them in their lives.
Causes of Burn Injury
A burn injury can be caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or radiation. Burns are classified as first, second and third degree. There is also a fouth degree classification when bone is burned.
First-degree burns are usually limited to redness, a white plaque and minor pain at the site of injury. These burns usually extend only into the epidermis.
Second Degree Burns
Second-degree burns additionally fill with clear fluid, have blistering of the skin surface, and can involve more or less pain. Second-degree burns involve the superficial and deeper dermis layers.
Third Degree Burns
Third-degree burns involve charring of the skin, and they produce hard, leather-like scabs that separate from the unburned part of the body. Many times, the body will produce purple fluid. These types of burns are often painless because nerve endings have been destroyed in the involved areas.
Burn injuries often result from:
- on the job incidents,
- car accidents,
- building fires,
- electrocution or electrical burns,
- thermal burns and
- chemical burns.
Electrical Burn Injuries
Electrical burn injuries result from exposure to high voltage electricity on the job. they can aslo result from defective electrical products.
Flammable Clothing Burn Injuries
Clothing can be flamable and ignite causing rapid buring all over the body. A.. clothing sold in the USA must comply with the Flammable Fabrics Act.
Thermal Burn Injuries
Thermal burn injuries occur when a person has contact with steam, flames, flash, and hot surfaces or hot liquids with a temperature of 115 degrees Thermal burn injuries may be on the job related & occur with hot water heater manfuctions and explosions.
Automobile Fires & Burn Injuries
Automobile fires may be caused by gas explosions and defectively designed fuel tanks in cars.
Chemical Burn Injuries
Chemical burn injuries are caused by contact with acids other strong chemicals which can create explosions. chemical burns are caused by drain cleaners and aother caustic materials. Often Strong chemicals dissolve skin at contact and are difficult to wash away at contact exposure. These chemical can destroy eye tissue.
Building Fires & Burn Injuries
House fires cause serious deaths and injuries. Heating & electrical equipment may malfunction & result in serious burn injuries or death. Propane tanks can be filled improperly. Gas leaking from old pipes and values, and defectively designed gas grills are often causes of serious burn injuries.
Consequences of Serious Burn Injuries
When skin is severly burned, scar tissue is formed. This burn scar tissue loses many normal characteristics because of the severe scaring.
- Loss of Ability to Regrow
- Loss of Elasticity
- Loss of Sense of Touch
- Loss of Ability to Perspire
- Need for Protection From Weather
- Loss of Ability to Regulate Body Temperature
- Risk of Infection
- Loss of Identity and Loss of All Self Esteem
Contact our Denver Burn Injury Attorney today
If you are a burn injury victim due to no fault of your own, you maybe entitled to compensation for your burn injury. Please contact Klein | Frank, P.C. soon for a free case evaluation.
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