Burn Injury Lawyers

Wilkes-Barre, Sugarloaf and Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Burn injuries are some of the most painful types of injuries that people can suffer. Recovery depends on having the resources available to help the burn victim return to a high quality of life. The burn injury lawyers at The Falvello Law Firm in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, would like to help you acquire the compensation you deserve to ensure that you or your loved one has such resources available.

Causes of Burn Injuries

Many things can cause serious burns including:

• Chemicals
• Electricity
• Friction
• Heat including flames, hot liquids, or steam
• Radiation
• Severe sunburns
• Ultraviolet light other than sunlight

Types of Burns

Burns are classified into three main types, depending on the severity of the burn.

• First-degree burns These burns only penetrate the outer, protective layer of the skin known as the epidermis.
• Second-degree burns These burns may penetrate the deep layers of the skin (the dermis). Symptoms of this type of burn may include blistering and clear fluid filling the blister.
• Third-degree burns These burns penetrate the skin to an even deeper depth of the skin below the dermis called the subcutaneous layer of skin. They include symptoms like charring of the skin, scabs that separate from the unaffected tissue, or purple fluid under a blister. These burns are typically painless since the nerve endings were damaged or destroyed by the burn.

Additionally, burns are sometimes called fourth-degree burns if they damage the underlying muscles and bones, not just the skin.
Burns are further categorized as follows:

• Fourth-degree burns resulting in irretrievable skin loss
• Fifth-degree burns resulting in irretrievable muscle loss
• Sixth-degree burns resulting in charred bone

Burn Treatment and Outcomes

Recommended treatment for burns depends on which layers of the skin or tissue beneath the skin are damaged. Predicted outcomes for burn patients depend on these classifications as well.

Some of the many, but often costly, treatments for burns include:

• Emotional counseling
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• Rehabilitation
• Skin grafts
• Surgery, including reconstructive surgery

If someone has burns over large areas of the body, death can result. In such situations, there may be a case of wrongful death involved.

Burns may be either minor or severe, but the scars (both physical and emotional) can last a lifetime. In order to help heal these scars, you should consult an experienced burn injury lawyer such as those at The Falvello Law firm to help you get the compensation you deserve to help you or a loved one cope with the repercussions of burn injuries.

If you or a loved one has suffered the extreme pain of a burn injury, dont hesitate to email us at The Falvello Law firm in the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, area. We want to offer you a free initial consultation to discuss your case with one of our attorneys to see how you might benefit from hiring a personal injury attorney. The Falvello Law Firm serves clients in Hazleton, Sugarloaf, Wilkes-Barre, Berwick, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.