Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Third Degree Burns:
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Attorney David Szerlag recently recovered 2.4 million dollars in a boiler explosion case. Attorney Fred Pritzker recently recovered 2.9 million dollars in an apartment fire case. To contact a burn injury lawyer at the firm about a third degree burn lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online form for a free consultation.

Third-Degree Burn Victim Compensation

When someone sustains third-degree burns due to the negligence of another, the burn victim can sue the negligent party and others who are liable under the law for medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, emotional distess, disability, disfigurement, loss of quality of life and other damages.

The amount of compensation for third-degree burns is based in part on the severity of the initial burns and any complications from those burns.

Third-Degree Burn Complications

  • Burn InfectionInfection. Third-degree burns are at risk for infection. Infection of the wound area can lead to sepsis and septic shock.  Septic shock is extremely dangerous for the patient, because their blood pressure begins to drop rapidly. Infection can also cause loss of skin grafts, which means additional surgeries.
  • Compartment Syndrome. Damage to muscle tissue can lead to compartment syndrome, where fluid retention (edema) in the muscle tissues results in a tourniquet effect, stopping blood flow.  Muscle tissue damage can be hard to detect, and often requires visual exploration of the compartment.  Left untreated, compartment syndrome can lead to necrosis of deep muscle tissue and sepsis, or in severe cases, limb loss.
  • Problems Due to Fluid Loss. Fluid loss poses a problem for burn patients because under-resuscitation and over-resuscitation can both result in serious complications.  Consequences of under-resuscitation are renal failure (kidney failure) and multiple systems organ failure.  Consequences of over-resuscitation are edema and local tissue hypoxia or airway obstruction in severe cases. Either way, brain damage is possible.
  • Seizures. Children are most at risk for having seizures due to electrolyte imbalance, hypoxemia (low blood oxygen), infection, or drugs.

Scarring of the tissues near peripheral nerves can result in neurological complications.  These include:

  • Peripheral nervous system dysfunction
  • Central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction
  • Seizure disorders
  • Symptoms mimicking progressive, debilitating spinal cord disorders

The major cause of death after burns is respiratory tract injury or complications in the respiratory tract.  These include:

  • Inhalation injury
  • Aspiration in unconscious patients
  • Bacterial pneumonia
  • Pulmonary edema
  • Posttraumatic pulmonary insufficiency

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Source: Cohn, Stephen M.  (2008). Complications in Surgery and Trauma.  New York: Informa Healthcare USA, Inc. 

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