Light Burns

Light Burn Injury / Tanning Bed Burns – New York City Burn Victim Attorneys

Light burns are caused by contact with sunlight or other sources of ultraviolet light. Anyone who has spent too much time in the hot summer sun on a beach or at a pool is familiar with the pain, suffering, and inconvenience of a bad sun burn. Other sources of similar light exposure include tanning lamps, tanning beds, and welding arcs. Sunburn is not always an innocent mistake. A baby or wheelchair-bound nursing home patient who is left in the sun long enough to burn may be considered to have been neglected or abused by his or her caregivers.

Other dangerous ultraviolet (UV ray) light sources may include “welding operations, biological laboratories where gels are visualized, areas in which germicidal UV lights are used, including biological safety cabinets, libraries where UV light may be used to examine documents, science laboratories where mineral lights are used to cause fluorescence, and mercury vapor lamps with broken or missing envelopes.”

A serious light burn is painful and dangerous as exposure to ultraviolet light can cause a fatal burn injury. Severe light burn may also increase the likelihood of development of skin cancer later in life. Light burns are typically more severe for people with fair skin. The full effect of a bad sunburn or tanning bed burn may not be seen for a day or two after exposure. Over time, the skin may turn dark red or even purple. The affected person may have difficulty moving around normally due to pain. Peeling and itching may go on for weeks. Blistering may occur in severe cases of light burns. Extreme cases may require a New York light burn victim to be hospitalized for pain treatment and prevention of infection as blisters ooze and the skin is broken. Laser skin treatment offers relief in some cases.

Legal Help for NY Light Burn Victims

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