Salt Lake City Burn Injury Lawyers
Utah Severe Burn Accident Attorneys
Each year, millions of people in the United States suffer serious injuries due to burns. These burns could have resulted from fire, scalding, electricity, chemicals, hot objects, and exposure to radiation. A serious burn can occur at home from exposure to a defective appliance, in a faulty automobile, or in locations including the workplace, school, malls and other public areas. Of those injured, nearly 10,000 severe injury cases will result in death directly due to inflammation of the organs from the severity of the burn causing multiple organ and lung failure. An additional 10,000 severe burn accident victims die from burn-related infections that include pneumonia as the most common problem among hospitalized burn patients. Nearly a million burn victims survive but suffer extensive and long-term physical disabilities and skin disfigurement. In some cases, burn victims are hospitalized for years. It has been reported that treatment of a burn covering 30 percent of the body carries a price tag in excess of $200,000 not including additional physical therapy and reconstructive surgery.
The causes of many burn injuries throughout Utah are preventable and often due to another person or business and their negligence or failure to preserve safety. It is a good idea to contact a Utah burn accident attorney at Eisenberg & Gilchrist for a free consultation. Our Salt Lake City attorneys have years of experience handling burn and scald injury cases throughout Utah and will work on your case for the best possible outcome based on the facts of your case.
The medical community separates burn injuries into three basic levels of severity. First-degree burns usually affect only the outer layer (epidermis) of the skin. Second-degree burns cause damage to the epidermis and the layer under it (dermis). Third-degree burns cause damage and often destruction of the skin as well as the developing layers of tissue under the skin. In many third degree burn cases, grafting lost skin with real or artificial skin is often necessary. Other treatments include topical antibiotics applied to the skin to prevent infection. Current advancements in plastic surgery and reconstruction procedures of burned skin are better than ever. Most insurance companies will refuse this claim as medically unnecessary. But in some cases, this decision is reversed if there is clear proof that the burn was preventable.
The legal team at Eisenberg & Gilchrist has spent years representing personal injury victims in the courtroom to bring the negligent party to justice. We have obtained settlements in favor of burn injury victims to help pay for medical bills, hospital visits, physical therapies, pain and suffering, loss of work, wrongful death and more. If you or someone you care about is in need of legal representation, please contact our severe burn injury lawyers in Salt Lake City, Utah, and we will gladly assess your case.
For a free consultation with Eisenberg & Gilchrist call toll-free 877.850.3030 or contact us online.
