Pennsylvania Burn Injury Lawyers

The skin is the body’s largest organ, but it can be severely compromised by burns.  If you’ve recently been injured in a burn accident, contact a Pennsylvania burn injury attorney to discuss your legal options.

Burns to the skin can be caused by fires, flammable liquids and gases, hot liquid or steam, or by chemicals. If you or someone in your family has recently been burned, and you believe that the injury was the result of someone’s negligence, Pennsylvania burn injury attorneys Console & Hollawell can help you protect your legal rights, and make sure that responsible parties pay. Damages associated with burns may include medical bills, loss of income, pain and suffering, property damage, changes to lifestyle, and wrongful death.

Burn Categories

Burns can result in pain, swelling, redness, blistering, scarring, infection, and in severe cases, sometimes death. To learn more about the symptoms of burns and how they may affect you in both the short and long term, speak with a Pennsylvania burn injury lawyer.

Burns are categorized into three categories, according to their severity.

• First-degree burns damage only the outer layer of skin, and typically heal on their own. Over-the-counter burn salves and antibiotics may help speed healing.

• Second-degree burns damage the first two layers of skin, and typically heal on their own with the appropriate use of anti-burn salves and creams.

• Third-degree burns involve damage to all of the layers of skin, as well as to the tissues below the surface of the skin. Third-degree burns are very serious, and may include complications such as infection, and in rare cases, death. This type of burn usually requires skin grafts or synthetic skins grafts to cover damaged tissue and to encourage the growth of new skin.

Burns can have a significant impact on your financial and emotional well being. To learn more about how you can recover damages that result from burns, contact the Pennsylvania burn injury attorneys at Console & Hollawell today 1-800-455-2746 for a free consultation.