Thermal Burns

Help for Thermal Burn Injury Victims in New York

Burn injury by scalding or by direct contact with hot water, boiling water or fire will inevitably cause injury to one or more of the three layers of skin.

• Superficial or first degree burn results in pain and redness of the epidermis (outermost layer of skin.)
• Partial thickness burn, or second degree burn, affects the second layer of skin, the dermis. Symptoms include blisters and moistness of the affected area.
• Full thickness burn or third degree burn reaches the subcutaneous tissues, including nerve endings, tiny blood vessels, hair follicles and tiny sweat glands. The affected area will likely be charred, dry and leathery.

Understanding Burn Treatment

Medical treatment of thermal burns will depend on the severity of the damage to the skin. Pain control, antibiotics and care of blisters are common. Prevention of infection and reduction of scarring are prime concerns for victims of thermal burns. Severe burns in critical parts of the body - face, genitals, hands, feet or any parts of the body of an infant or elderly person - may require hospitalization.

Burn Injury Online is provided as a source of knowledge and hope for thermal burn victims and their families. The New York burn injury lawyers who sponsor this Web site have cultivated working relationships with top internationally renowned experts who care for and treat burn injury victims, and with expert forensic engineers who identify the "root-cause" of the burn producing event. These experts and physicians have trained at the most prestigious academic institutions and are held in high esteem by their peers in the scientific community. Lawyers, medical researchers and healthcare providers collaborate to pursue medical and legal remedies for thermal burn injury victims.

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