The Four Different Types of Burn Injuries

Suffering a burn injury can be extremely traumatic and life-altering, depending on how extensive the damage is. Recovering from a catastrophic burn injury can be a difficult task, be painful, and take a long time. It may be impossible to fully recover and regain mobility and function, but it could also be that you could have sustained some extent of permanent disfigurement after your burn injury accident.

When negligence was the cause of a burn injury accident, victims have rights, including securing financial compensation from liable parties for the losses that were suffered. Victims may have their case reviewed by an experienced Oregon burn injury attorney at Rosenbaum Law Group. When you have a knowledgeable attorney on your side, you can focus on managing the difficult recovery process after a burn injury, knowing your claim is being handled competently.

Explaining Each Type of Burn Injury

When a person is burned and goes to see a physician for medical treatment, their injury will be examined and then put into one of four classifications. The degrees of burns vary and are based on how severe a burn injury is.

First-Degree Burns

First-degree burns are the most minimal and minor of all the types of burns. These burns only affect the outermost layer of the skin and they do not go deep into the skin. First-degree burns can lead to red skin that is uncomfortable and tender.

Second-Degree Burns

Second-degree burns penetrate deeper into the top layers of the skin. Second-degree burns can lead to red skin that may have blisters, can be very painful, and sometimes there could be swelling in the affected skin.

Third-Degree Burns

Third-degree burns penetrate deep into the skin tissue through the bottom layer. Third-degree burns pervade the skin so deeply they destroy nerves. As a result, victims may not feel pain. Third-degree burns can have a white appearance or a brown or black appearance.

Fourth-Degree Burns

The most extensive and destructive type of burn is a fourth-degree burn. The burns go so deep into the body that they also affect bones, muscles, and all layers of skin.

Burn injuries can cause lifelong impairment and disfigurement, and they can also be deadly. Severe burns like those of third and fourth-degree burns and burns that cover a wide area of the body can cause immense and long-lasting physical bodily harm. Seeking medical treatment should never be delayed when one suffers a burn injury, but especially when a burn injury is extensive.

Speak to an Oregon Burn Injury Attorney Today

Burn injuries can inflict a significant amount of physical pain, and they can also scar and mutilate victims. Beyond the physical, burn injuries and burn injury accidents can lead to immense emotional trauma and distress. Burn injury victims may be entitled to a large financial award for their losses.

If you were hurt in a burn injury accident as a result of the negligence of another party, call a Portland, OR, personal injury attorney at Rosenbaum Law Group at (503) 288-8000 to schedule a free consultation where you can discuss your case.

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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539773/