Unfortunately, burn injuries due to explosions on the job are more common than you might suspect – particularly in Texas with the prevalence of chemical and petroleum manufacturing. Consider the following reports of detonations in the past year or so that have caused injury and death to Texas citizens. Numerous Texas wrongful death lawsuits have [...]
When it comes to burn injuries – let’s take a look at the facts. Data concerning burn injuries is compiled by a number of organizations across the country. Today we will consider those presented by the Burn Survivor Resource Center. *Burn injuries have literally reached epidemic proportions in recent years – despite the fact that [...]
Thousands of individuals suffer steam burn injuries each year. Some of them occur on the job such as two auto plant workers who suffered second and third degree burns last week when a pipe they were working near burst and a blast of hot steam hit them. Other burn injuries occur at home, though, and [...]
The legalities of compensation associated with burn injuries are complicated (at best). Many times insurance policies do not specify coverage for burn injuries. Moreover, often the compensation provided for does not begin to offer a level of restitution for the needed rehabilitation and recovery. In short, most policies fall short of adequately reimbursing a burn [...]
Burn injuries may result from a wide variety of causes and be of varying degrees. What follows are some other important facts about burn injuries. *The American Burn Association has created a system to classify burns as minor, moderate and major depending on such things as the extent of the area of the body that [...]
Work-related burn injuries occur more often than most Americans realize. In fact, nearly one-fourth of persons hospitalized for burn injuries receive them while on the job. In addition, averages of 200 people are killed each year from work-related burns – and in all they account for nearly 5 percent of burn deaths. There are a [...]
While most burn injuries will require the attention of a physician for proper treatment – it is important for each individual to be schooled in the basics of first aid for burns as this information may be valuable at a moment’s notice. What follows are some basic first aid steps for the average person to [...]
Americans love their vehicles with the latest amenities. A recent favorite is the seat warmer – considered by many no longer to be a luxury but a necessity in cold weather climates. Unfortunately, they are also increasingly becoming the source of burn injuries as well. In fact there are literally hundreds of cases in which [...]
There are over a million burn injuries reported in the United States every year. Sadly, it is the fifth most preventable cause of deaths in this country – which means that with a little forethought and proper planning fires and resulting burns could be avoided. Burn injuries are truly some of the worst for a [...]
Americans fuel up at gas stations by the millions each day. In every state a trip to the gas station is just another errand. Unfortunately, this little chore can turn into a fire disaster if one is not careful. Recently in another state a truck driver’s clothes caught on fire when he was fueling up. [...]
