Bud Gundersen, LAFD Ret. When the Engine Company I was working on arrived, large sheets of skin were falling off of his torso and legs. I can still hear his screams whenever I see a simple pot of coffee within reach of little hands. Burn injuries are both extremely painful and slow healing.
Many doctors consider serious burns to be the most painful category of injury.
In addition to the pain of the initial injury, burn survivors must suffer through numerous surgeries and skin grafts. Young burn survivors suffer the most. Skin grafts do not expand and must be continually replaced during the growing years. Burn survivors also face tremendous emotional pain. Burn injuries force a radical change in a person's life.