Burn Injury Overview

The skin is one of the body's most powerful lines of defense against disease and damage to a person's overall health. After a serious burn injury, the body is not only suffering from the incredible pain of the burn itself, but also fighting the dramatic imbalance imposed on the immune system. Nerves, muscles, blood vessels, and bones are all affected by burn trauma, and the respiratory system may also be damaged due to smoke inhalation. Additionally, there is the extremely serious matter of lasting psychological and emotional trauma from the incident. Our Seattle and Tacoma, Washington-area burn injury lawyers believe that such severe suffering warrants just compensation.

Causes of Burn Injury

Serving Seattle, Tacoma, and all of Washington, our burn injury lawyers are committed to educating people about, and helping them to avoid, serious trauma. To help you better understand the varying types of burn injuries, we have outlined their six primary causes:

• Electrical burns | often the result of faulty wiring or unsafe outlets
• Scalding | caused by contact with hot water or other liquids
• Flame burns | caused by direct contact with a flame, including burns from cigarettes
• Chemical burns | usually occur in manufacturing accidents
• Thermal burns | ultraviolet burns, often related to overexposure in tanning beds
• Contact burns | caused by prolonged contact with a hot object, such as heated metal

Although burn injuries are sometimes the result of sheer accident, they all too often occur at the hands of a negligent person, manufacturer, or employer. Our firm is committed to decreasing the occurrence of preventable burn injuries among children and adults alike.

Contact Our Washington Burn Injury Lawyers

If you or a loved one has sustained serious burn-related injuries in Seattle, Tacoma, or anywhere in Washington , our burn injury lawyers can help. We will review your case for free and will not collect any attorneys' fees unless you receive compensation for your injuries and losses. Please contact Phillips Webster today.

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