Fort Worth Burn Injury Attorney
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As a Texas medical doctor and Personal Injury attorney, I am providing this information and commentary. A burn is a type of injury that may be caused by many conditions, including heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation, or friction, among others. Burns can be highly variable in terms of the tissue affected, the severity, and resultant complications. Muscle, bone, blood vessel, and skin tissue can all be damaged with pain due to profound injury to nerve endings. Depending on the location affected and the degree of severity, a burn victim may experience a wide number of potentially fatal complications including shock, infection, electrolyte imbalance and respiratory distress. Beyond physical complications, burns can also result in severe psychological and emotional distress due to scarring and deformity.

Most chemicals that cause severe chemical burns are strong acids or bases. Chemical burns are usually caused by caustic chemical compounds, such as sodium hydroxide, silver nitrate, and more serious compounds (such as Sulfuric acid, Hydrochloric acid and Nitric acid). Hydrofluoric acid can cause damage down to the bone and its burns are sometimes not immediately evident.

Electrical burns are caused by an external electric shock. Common causes of electrical burns include workplace injuries or being defibrillated without a conductive gel. Lightning is a rare cause of electrical burns. The internal injuries sustained may be disproportionate to the size of the burns seen, and the extent of the damage is not always obvious. Such injuries may lead to cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and unexpected falls with resultant fractures.

Radiation burns are caused by exposure to UV light (as from the sun), tanning booths, radiation therapy (as patients who are undergoing cancer therapy), sunlamps, and X-rays. By far the most common burn associated with radiation is sun exposure, specifically two wavelengths of light UVA, and UVB, the latter being more dangerous. Tanning booths also emit these wavelengths and may cause similar damage to the skin such as irritation, redness, swelling, and inflammation. More severe cases of sun burn result in what is known as sun poisoning.

If you or someone you know has been burnt or injured as a result of an electrical accident or shock, CONTACT US ONLINE OR CALL US AT 888-210-9693, 817-900-8439 TO SET UP A FREE CONSULTATION. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured, you need the help of  Dr. Shezad Malik. Call the Medical Doctor-Personal Injury Attorney NOW.

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