Fire, Burns and Electrocution

According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, deaths from fires and burns are the fifth most common cause of unintentional injury deaths in the United States, and the third leading cause of fatal home injury. According to the American Burn Association, approximately 500,000 burn injuries require medical treatment each year.

Even more shocking is the approximately 4,000 fire and burn deaths each year, about 3,500 deaths from residential fires and 500 from motor vehicle or aircraft crashes, contact with electricity, chemicals or hot liquids and substances, or other sources of burn injury, according to the American Burn Association.

A burn causes tissue damage when heat or chemicals come in contact with the skin. Burn injuries can cause skin damage requiring painful skin grafts, and damaged nerve endings; tissue pain resulting from burns can plague victims for months and even years; serious damage to muscles or other tissues under the skin may require lengthy rehabilitation to regain lost mobility; damage to the lungs as a result of the smoke from a fire may requiring endless pulmonary therapy; and unfortunately, victims of burn injuries often suffer serious trauma and psychological pain requiring emotional counseling.

Who is at Risk

There are many causes for burn injuries, such as:

Electrocution Accidents

Electrocution Accidents can cause serious injuries, severe burns, damage and may even result in death. There injuries can be caused by a defective product or the carelessness of the power companies or others. On the job site, defective electrical wiring is the leading cause of electrocution and burn injury among workers. These electrical accidents commonly occur on job sites, but may also happen in the home. Power cords left near water, not turning off power when making electric repairs, or making electric repairs without consulting a professional can all lead to an electrocution accidents. In the home, common household products such as hair dryers, microwaves, curling irons and power cords often do not protect users against electric shock even when they are used correctly.

Contact the Kane Law Firm, P.A.

If you or a loved one has suffered from electrocution, burn or fire injuries, please call the Central Florida Fire, Burn and Electrocution Accident Attorneys at the Kane Law Firm, P.A. in Orlando, Florida, at (407) 898-9130, submit a contact form on our website, or email us at Info@KaneInjury.com.

We offer a free initial consultation, and if we agree to take your case, we will work on a contingency basis. This means we will get paid for our services only if there is a monetary award or recovery of funds.