Child Burn Injury

A child burn injury is among the most frightening, agonizing and potentially fatal type of child injury that a young accident victim can experience.  Burn wounds carry a major risk for secondary infection and associated health concerns, including shock and breathing impairment.

If your child sustained a burn injury due to another's negligence, ranging from a defective product, unsafe property, hazardous toy, or even a daycare worker not watching your child, then the negligent party could be liable for your youngster's injuries and the resulting medical treatment and long-term therapy.  Contact a child injury lawyer at our injury law firm, and we will help you determine your legal rights and options as well as what steps to follow to recover compensation for your child's burn injury.

Child Burn Injury Statistics

Statistics indicate that fire and heat-related burn accidents cause thousands of major and potentially life-threatening child injuries every year in the United States:

Types of Child Burn Injury

Fire is not the sole cause of burn wound in children.  A burn can originate in a variety of ways, including thermal, light, electrical, friction and/or chemical sources.  A child may suffer from a first-degree, second degree or third-degree burn.  A third-degree burn is the most severe, as it causes permanent damage to the deepest layer of skin and surrounding tissues.

These wounds may result in minor damage, long-term injuries, or life-long scars.  If the burn injury was severe, your child may require skin grafts and other expensive medical treatments to restore the damaged areas, including elasticity and protection.  Depending on the location of the burn, other wounds and infections may result and lead to other serious conditions.

You and your family should not have to go into debt, take out loans, or go bankrupt if your child's burn injury was due to a defective product, unsafe premises, or reckless or negligent caretaker.  An experienced injury lawyer can help you determine the long-term expenses associated with your child's burn wounds, together with the emotional toll these injuries have caused, when you file an injury suit against the responsible party.

 Filing a Personal Injury Lawsuit After a Child Burn Injury

If your child's burn injuries were caused by the negligent acts of an individual, property owner, product manufacturer, business or organization, then you and your child may be eligible to file a personal injury lawsuit to recover damages.

While the personal injury suit cannot, of course, ever roll back time to the way things were, a successful personal injury court action can supply much-needed funds for:

A child burn injury can have an overwhelming effect on your child's life.  You and your family should contact a child injury lawyer at our firm who has experienced in handling injury claims on behalf of children and their families, and will work tirelessly to secure the financial security for your child family which you deserve.