For victims of serious burns, the pain of the initial injury is unfortunately often just the beginning of the impact they will feel. It can be a long and painful road to recovery and many third-degree burn victims face additional complications from their burns which could set back any progress they and their doctors have made. To help ease the financial burden you may be facing as a burn victim, it is important that you have a law firm working with you who are experienced in burn cases and can allow you to focus on your recovery.

Recovering From Serious Burns

First-degree and second-degree burns often have similar treatments. While you still have to carefully treat these burns to avoid infection, discoloration, and scarring, you will typically recover in less than a month. For third-degree burns, the prognosis can often involve much more serious treatment and they can even be life-threatening.

Third-degree burns impact all the layers of your skin and even reach the tissue beneath it. They often require hospitalization for treatment, which can include skin grafts. A skin graft replaces the burned, damaged skin and tissue with skin from an unaffected portion of your body. This procedure requires intravenous fluids to keep you hydrated, keep your blood pressure steady, and prevent shock.

Based on information gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1.1 million people receive medical treatment for burn-related injuries every year in the United States alone. If you have been the victim of a burn injury in Texas, the most important step is to ensure that you are safe. Prioritize your health and seek medical attention for your injuries immediately. 

After you sort out the medical side of your circumstances, you might be wondering what your options are when it comes to legal compensation. Thankfully, personal injury lawyers are able to represent burn victims 

The Types of Burn Injuries 

Not all burns look the same. That is because there are many different types of burn injuries, ranging from mild to severe. But even the mildest of burn injury cases are still incredibly important, and it can be helpful for you to understand the type of burn you have sustained. 

Burn injuries tend to have long lasting physical, emotional and financial impact on a victim. A victim may require extensive surgeries, prolonged spells of hospitalization and intense rehabilitation to recover from them. Catastrophic burn injuries cover large portions of the body and can cause nerve damage and loss of bodily functions.

To restore and repair the skin and bodily functions, victims often require procedures that include:

• Skin Grafting.
• Cosmetic and functional reconstructive surgeries.
• Amputations, or
• Rehabilitative care.

DEGREES OF BURN.

Burn injuries are categorized by degrees based on the severity of the injury and how deep the damage is. The higher the degree of the burn, the more serious the injury is.