Unfortunately, even with medical advances, burn injuries may not be fully treatable. From aesthetic affects to permanent disability, burns can change your work, hobbies, and interactions with others. Working with the medical team at Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd & Conway, PSC, you can identify permanent losses resulting from burn injury—and we can request compensation for them on your behalf.
Loss of Vision: Most likely to happen in a chemical burn incident, damaged eye tissue cannot be repaired.
Organ Damage: Often the body’s response to burn injury deprives organs like the lungs, heart, brain, and kidneys of oxygen for a short time. Though the immune response can be controlled, the organ damage lingers.
Loss of Mobility: Burned skin or tendons around joints may tighten, restricting a patient’s movement. In some cases, scarring can also affect joint function.
Scarring: Severe burns leave scars, sometimes even after skin graft surgery. Especially when on highly visible body parts like the face and hands, these scars can have a large psychological impact and negatively affect a patient’s quality of life.