If you’ve been burned and have suffered serious physical damages, then your next phone call should be to a personal injury attorney. At Law Offices of Fernando D. Vargas, we know how expensive treatment can be and we know that not all your bills will be covered by insurance. You’ll have co-pays, cosmetic procedures, missed work, and many other expenses you’ll be paying out of pocket. The good news is that we can help. Call us today at 909-982-0707 for your free legal evaluation.
The immediate and long-term impact of burn injuries
As you likely already know, a burn injury can cause immediate and serious pain and discomfort. In fact, some burns can be so debilitating that they require long-term medical care. Skin grafts, surgeries, long-term rehab, and hospital stays are just some of the issues you could be dealing with.
In the short term, you’ll need intensive medical care. This can be expensive and could require you to travel, which adds other expenses, like meals and hotel stays – and of course you can’t earn money while you’re in the hospital.
If you’re not able to recover fully then your income could be limited forever. You may not be able to continue doing the same type of work you’ve been doing, or your duties could be limited. In the worst situation, you may not be able to work at all. In this case, you’d need money to support yourself and your family.
The burn treatments you may need
According to the experts at John Hopkins hospitals, a person that has burns on 10% or more of their body, anyone who has burns on their face, groin, genitals, hands, or feet, or a person who has another illness or disease along with their burns, should be treated only at specialty burn centers. Their treatment team should be experts on burns.
John Hopkins also recommends that burn victims ben treated by a group of physicians that can handle every aspect of recovery. This could include an expert on infectious disease, a plastic surgeon, a physical therapist, a recreational therapist, an internist, and more. The actual treatments that may be needed include physical therapy, would care, skin grafting, pain management, would care, and more. The key is that you have a team of doctors all working together. As you might imagine, this can be an expensive undertaking.
You may be owed compensation
Depending on the specifics of your injury, you may need the expert services of a personal injury lawyer too. One thing to keep in mind is that Law Offices of Fernando D. Vargas works on contingency. We know that you are already stretched financially, which is one of the reasons we only get payment after you’ve collected. There are upfront costs to you at all. To learn more, and for your free legal evaluation, contact us today at 909-982-0707.
