Law Offices Of Michael Pines

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Representing People With Burn Injuries Due To A Car Accident

Have you or a loved one suffered a burn injury from an automobile accident?  Auto accident Attorney Michael Pines represents injured people that were burned due to automobile accidents throughout Southern California.  Burn injury patients experience tremendous unbearable pain and often undergo lifelong recovery.  They may be permanently scarred and disfigured.  The Law Offices of Michael Pines works with people who have been burned to ensure that they receive compensation for their injuries including, physical and emotional pain and suffering as well as lost past and future income. If you sustained severe burns due to a car or truck accident, please contact our Southern California law offices to speak with an experienced car accident attorney today at 1-800-655-6585 or please click here to receive a FREE CONSULTATION.  To make it convenient for you, we are able to visit you at home or in the hospital at no cost and without any obligation.

Automobile Accidents & Fires

Car accident fires can produce heat that is over 1500 degrees Fahrenheit.  If a fuel line or gas tank should rupture or come apart, the fire can rapidly worsen and cause serious injuries, even death.  Toxic gases, such as carbon monoxide are released in a car, truck, or other motor vehicle fire.  The pressure from the heat can cause parts of the car that are on fire to be ejected far from the vehicle.  Some burn injuries happen immediately after a collision, and others happen a few minutes after if the car’s fuel source (such as a gas tank) catches fire.  If at all possible, people in these types of automobile accidents should safely and immediately get out of their vehicle and immediately move a safe distance away from all vehicles after an automobile accident in case a fire breaks out.  Because of the many possible sources of vehicle fires, it is important to work with an experienced auto accident lawyer who can examine the facts of the crash to determine the best possible course for financial recovery.

Recovery from Burns caused by Car Accidents

A burn injury due to an automobile accident is extremely painful and serious and may require a long stay in a hospital burn unit.  Burns may affect the airway and digestion and impair other bodily functions.  An injured person’s recovery depends upon the burn’s severity, the depth of the burn and the surface area burned.  Treatment focuses upon limiting bodily fluid loss, preventing infection, pain management, skin graft surgery and scar reduction.

Four Types of Burns

• First-degree burns: sunburn, only affect the epidermis, or the skin’s outer layer.
• Second-degree burns: affect the epidermis and the dermis, or the skin’s middle layer.
• Third-degree burns: affect the epidermis, dermis and hypodermis, or the skin’s innermost layer, and cause deeper tissue damage.
• Fourth-degree burns: affect the muscle, ligaments, tendons, nerves, blood vessels and bones.

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