South Carolina Burn Injury Attorneys

People suffer severe burn injuries from contact with flames, scalding liquids, electrical current, radiation and exposure to industrial chemicals. Serious burn injuries can cause intense pain and can leave disfiguring scars. Burn victims who inhale smoke may experience breathing difficulties. A burn injury survivor may require a lengthy stay in a hospital or specialized burn treatment center, need multiple surgeries and miss months of work or school.

At David Blackwell Law, our skilled and compassionate legal team in Indian Land and Lancaster have extensive experience helping burn injury victims seek compensation when another’s negligence caused the accident resulting in a burn. Our law firm concentrates on representing people for the right reasons and working to make our community a safer place to live. You should not be saddled with medical bills if someone else was responsible for your burn injury.

We seek to offer encouragement to our clients that there is a path forward after a serious injury, with the guidance of a caring attorney. We represent burn injury patients and their families in Lancaster, Indian Land, Heath Springs, Kershaw, Buford, Van Wyck, Fort Mill, and communities and throughout South Carolina. If you have a valid burn injury claim, we will fight to take care of you, no matter the expense to us. Call us for a free consultation to explore your legal options with a burn injury attorney. Contact attorney David Blackwell to find out how we may help.

South Carolina Burn Injury Statistics

South Carolina ranked fifth nationally in deaths from burn injuries and fires in the most recent year for which data is available, according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.

The state recorded 85 deaths, 263 hospitalizations and 263 emergency room visits due to fire, burns and smoke inhalation.

The cost of hospitalization and emergency room visits for treatment of non-fatal burn injuries in South Carolina is $22 million a year.

Nationwide, burn injuries are a leading cause of accidental death and injury, according to the American Burn Association.

Most of the serious burn injuries treated in burn centers occur in the home.
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Thermal burns — Thermal burns are the most common type. Injuries caused by contact with open flames represent a sizable portion of burn injuries to adults. A car may explode into flames after a crash. Scalding liquids such as boiling water and hot beverages may produce thermal burns. A young child may pull a pot or kettle of boiling liquid off a stove. Scalds, in fact, are the leading cause of burn injuries to young children and elderly adults.
Chemical burns — Certain chemicals such as strong acids and bases can cause caustic burns if they come into direct contact with the eyes or skin. An industrial accident or workplace accident may involve a chemical burn. Common products associated with chemical burns include ammonia, car battery acid, pool chlorination chemicals and bleach. The symptoms of a chemical burn will depend on the strength of the chemical and amount of time the chemical remained in contact with the skin. A severe chemical burn may cause infection, tissue damage, scarring, disfigurement, and limb loss and require specialized treatment at a burn center hospital.

How Severe is Your Burn Injury?

Doctors categorize the severity of a burn injury based on the extent of damage to the skin and underlying tissue. The more extensive the damage to the body and the deeper the damage, the more severe the burn.

A severe burn is a burn that covers more than a quarter of the body’s surface or a burn affecting the eyes, face, hands, feet or genital area, according to the American Burn Association.

First-Degree Burns — First-degree burns can cause pain, swelling and reddening of the outer layer of skin. But they generally do not cause lasting damage. Sunburn is a common first-degree burn. Drinking extra water when sunburned can help keep you from getting dehydrated. First-degree burns generally can be treated with home first aid by immersing the burn in cool tap water, then covering it with petroleum jelly and covering with a sterile bandage.

Second-Degree Burns —Second-degree burns penetrate deeper and cause damage to the under layer of skin —the dermis—as well as the outer skin layer—the epidermis. They cause blistering and wet skin. They are known as partial thickness burns. Deeper second-degree burns appear white and can leave scars. If you suffer a second-degree burn to the face, hands, feet, groin, or around a joint, immediate medical treatment is needed. Doctors will treat it as a major burn. A patient with second-degree burns covering more than 20 percent of the body may be referred to a burn unit for specialized treatment.

Third-Degree Burns — Third-degree burns, which are known as full-thickness burns, damage all the layers of skin and the deeper tissue beneath the skin. Third-degree burns can be life-threatening and are a medical emergency. The skin area damaged by a third-degree burn may appear leathery and dry and be discolored. The victim may not feel pain because of the destruction of nerve endings. Patients with third-degree burns will require extensive medical treatment, often including skin grafts. A patient with third-degree burns covering more than 5 percent of the body may be referred to a burn unit for specialized treatment.

Most patients treated at burn centers survive. However, many survivors will have serious scarring and lifelong disabilities and will need all the financial support possible.

Do I Need a Burn Injury Lawyer?

An accident victim who has suffered serious second- or third-degree burns will require extensive medical care and may face a lengthy recovery. The treatment may involve multiple staged operations and skin grafts to close wounds, rebuild damaged areas and address scarring. The burn victim may have months of physical therapy. A serious burn survivor will have high medical bills and will need to make use of all financial resources available.

Whether a burn injury resulted from a car accident, a house fire or another type of accident, if another person was at fault, the burn victim may have a legal right to seek compensation to cover medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering and other related expenses. The burn victim may be entitled to file a burn injury lawsuit.

During this traumatic time, the burn victim and the victim’s family will need an experienced attorney to investigate the accident, gather evidence of negligence and advocate aggressively on the victim’s behalf.

The legal team at David Blackwell Law has decades of experience handling injury claims involving severe injuries. If the facts and circumstances of your burn injury support a valid personal injury lawsuit in South Carolina, David Blackwell will work relentlessly on your behalf to help you seek full compensation for your burn injuries.

Schedule a free consultation today so our law firm can review the details of your injury and explain your legal options and whether a burn injury claim is appropriate. We will offer an honest assessment of whether we can assist. We will not charge you a fee unless we recover compensation for you.

What Types of Compensation Are Available for a Burn Injury?

Every burn injury is different and presents unique challenges to the burn survivor.

A personal injury claim in a burn injury case should take into account the victim’s losses and how the injury will affect the individual’s future. The lawsuit can lead to an insurance settlement to provide the burn patient money to pay medical bills, replace lost income and cover other expenses.

Our legal team at in Indian Land and Lancaster, David Blackwell Law will analyze the losses you have suffered and your need for future medical treatment and physical therapy. We will prepare a burn injury lawsuit that seeks compensation for:

Past and future medical costs, including hospital bills, prescription medications, physical therapy, psychological counseling, and medical devices, and necessary remodeling of your home to accommodate a wheelchair

Lost wages, including future losses if you are left with reduced earning capacity due to your burn injuries

Property damage, such as money to replace your vehicle if your burn injuries result from a car crash caused by another motorist

Physical and emotional pain and suffering.

Be mindful that it takes some time to understand the full impact of a burn injury and how it will affect your life in the years ahead. If an insurance adjuster offers you a settlement soon after an accident, in most instances it is a ploy by the insurance company to limit its liability. These quick offers are typically far below the actual value of the losses and almost never take into account future medical needs and costs.

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South Carolina Burn Injury Attorneys

South Carolina Burn Injury Statistics

What Are Common Ways Burn Injuries Occur?

How Severe is Your Burn Injury?

Do I Need a Burn Injury Lawyer?

What Types of Compensation Are Available for a Burn Injury?