Though most people think of fire when they think of burns, there are many ways to sustain a burn injury. The Mayo Clinic lists some of the common ways people suffer burn injuries in the United States: Chemicals Electrical currents Fire Hot metal, glass or other objects Radiation (like X-rays) Steam and hot liquids Sunlight or other sources of ultraviolet radiation, such as a tanning bed The personal injury attorneys at Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. have decades of experience working with these types of cases, and understand the medical complexities behind burn injuries.