Burn injuries can be devastating enough. Physical injuries along with emotional and psychological factors make recovery from burn injuries one of the most difficult for you and your family to deal with. Your recovery can be long and complicated. Don’t add to your problems by dealing with insurance companies, trying to determine what went wrong, who is responsible, or trying to navigate the complex claim and legal process on your own. You get better. We’ll get to work.
The lawyers of KP&M are experienced and seasoned trial attorneys. We have extensive experience in handling burn injury cases. We have trained and taught fire investigators and law enforcement officers on the legalities of fire investigation and the preservation of critical evidence. For more than 20 years, we have developed expertise in:
Pinpointing the cause and origin of the fire
Gathering and securing the critical evidence
Analyzing the evidence with forensic experts
Testing the products and materials involved in the fire
Working with fire and law enforcement officials
Identifying the parties responsible for your injuries
Protecting your rights
KP&M has the experience, knowledge and network to evaluate your case and fight for you every step of the claims and legal process.
Don't be a Statistic
According to the American Burn Association there are more than 1 million burn injuries in the United States each year. 70% of burn victims are male, 30% female. 62% are Caucasian, 18% African- American, 12% Hispanic, and 8% Other. The cause of burn injuries vary from 46% fire/flame, 32% scald, 8% hot object contact, 4% electrical, 3% chemical, and 6% other. Burn injuries occur 43% of the time in the home, 17% street/highway, 8% occupational or on the job, and 32% other.
Of the burn injuries annually, an estimated 500,000 require medical treatment, 40,000 require hospitalization , and 4,000 people die. Of the estimated 4,000 deaths, 3,500 result from residential fires and 500 from motor vehicle and aircraft crashes, contact with electricity, chemicals or hot liquids , and other sources of burn injury. Most victims of fires die from smoke or toxic gases and not from the burns. Death from fires and burns is the fifth most common cause of unintentional injury deaths in the US and the third leading cause of fatal home injury, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alarmingly, approximately half of the home fire deaths occur in homes without smoke detectors.
What to Watch Out For
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission the products most commonly associated with fire include:
