California Burn Injury Lawyer

Of the various traumatic personal injuries people can suffer, burn injuries are probably the most painful of all. Burns can be excruciating for the victim, and the rehabilitation process is slow and painful, often requiring surgery and skin grafting. Even after healing has taken place, there can be residual pain or nerve damage, loss of function in the affected area and disfiguring scarring. Each year, thousands of people are seriously hurt in burn accidents caused by fires, explosions, scalding, chemicals, electrocution, car accidents and a variety of other causes. These burn injuries result in long and painful rehabilitation, scars and disfigurement and, in some cases, death. If you or someone you love has suffered a traumatic burn injury in San Diego or anywhere in California, a California burn injury lawyer from the Gomez Law Firm will work diligently on your behalf to arrive at a timely settlement or proceed to trial to obtain the compensation you deserve.  The Gomez Law Firm is dedicated to helping people all across California, including San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino Los Angeles and Imperial Counties to get fair and just compensation for their injuries. The Gomez Law Firm handles burn injury claims on a contingency basis, which means you only pay if we recover money on your behalf. For a free consultation with a California personal injury lawyer who is experienced handling burn injury cases, contact the Gomez Law Firm today.

Personal injury claims for damages in burn injury cases require specialized and expert legal advice. It’s important to seek out a burn injury attorney who understands the nature of these injuries and can be not only sensitive to the personal injury victim and the victim’s family, but can work aggressively to protect your legal rights and obtain full and fair compensation for this devastating trauma. Compensation may include medical and hospital bills, loss of income, ongoing care needs, future surgeries, counseling, loss of enjoyment of life, pain and suffering, trauma and loss to the family and other compensation.

Information on Burn Injuries

How Is The Severity Of A Burn Determined?
The severity of a burn injury will fall into one of three categories:

First-degree burns - only the first layer of skin is burned. First-degree burns are characterized by reddened skin that will heal in approximately one week and may peel.

Second-degree burns - the first and second layer of skin is burned. Second-degree burns are characterized by moist-looking skin and blisters.

Third-degree burns - all layers of the skin are burned and the underlying tissue is damaged. Third-degree burns are characterized by a white or black dry wound. Permanent scarring is inevitable.

How Common Are Burn Injuries?

• In the United States, approximately 2.4 million burn injuries are reported per year. According to the American Burn Association, each year in the United States, 1.1 million burn injuries require medical attention.
• Approximately 45,000 of these require hospitalization, and roughly half of those burn patients are admitted to a specialized burn unit.
• Each year, approximately 4,500 of these people die.
• Up to 10,000 people in the United States die every year of burn-related infections; pneumonia is the most common infectious complication among hospitalized burn patients.

It is important that your burn injury attorney understand the extent of disability such injuries can cause — physically, mentally and emotionally, and both the short-term and long-term effects as well as the on-going challenges and on-going care needs involved. The experienced attorneys of the Gomez Law Firm have many years of experience representing people with burn injuries. We will fight to get you the full and fair compensation for your injuries, losses and suffering. Call the Gomez Law Firm today for expert legal advice.