I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento Personal Injury Lawyer. The recent wildfires in Northern California have caught the attention of everyone. We are saddened by the devastating injuries, deaths and property damage created by these raging infernos. We extend our prayers and hopes for a swift and full recovery to all those trying to move forward with their lives.
I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento burn injury and wrongful death attorney. It’s been almost 4 weeks since 36 people died in the Oakland Ghost Ship warehouse fire while attending an electronic music concert on December 2, 2016. Several victims’ families have now filed lawsuits against those parties that may be liable for the fire.
I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento Burn Injury Lawyer. Recent news of a terrible welding accident that occurred at Pierce High School in Arbuckle on Monday, December 13, 2016, has raised the sensitive issue of school district liability for personal injuries sustained by children entrusted into their care.
I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento Burn Injury Lawyer. The newest smartphone on the market, the Samsung Note 7, is subject to a mass recall due to its serious fire hazard. The smartphones have reportedly caught fire while charging.
An 11-year-old boy had part of his hand amputated by an explosion from a firework in a Carmichael parking lot, officials said.
I’m Ed Smith, a burn injury lawyer serving Sacramento. Elizabeth Sower received a bogus phone call asking her for a cash donation to help Sacramento burn victims. In the past, she gladly donated to help burn victims. This time, however, she noted something peculiar in the phone call.
Even though the number of burn injuries is going down in the US, about 1.25 million people get burned each year. About 60,000-80,000 people require hospitalization for their burns and 5500 die from their injuries. Most burns requiring hospitalization involve body areas greater than 10 percent or those that involve the face, hands, feet, or perineum. Most burns are flame burns or scald burns.
The mortality rate at which 50 percent of the patients die is about 98 percent total burn surface area. This has improved dramatically over the years. This is true of people under the age of 14. The statistics are worse for elderly adults, where a 35 percent degree burn kills half of all patients.
Not all people need to be admitted to a burn center. Those that do meet these criteria:
Burns are classified into six different causes: flash burns, flame burns, liquid spill, liquid immersion, grease, or steam burns. They are also classified according to burn depth. There are superficial burns (first-degree burns), partial-thickness burns (second degree) full-thickness or deep partial-thickness burns (third degree), or burns involving deep tissues or organs (fourth-degree).
The skin is the barrier to burns, and when it is breached, there is deeper involvement beneath the skin. There is a deep layer, known as the “zone of stasis” involved in deeper wounds in which the blood flow is greatly diminished. Giving medications that improve blood flow to the skin can decrease the depth of the burn. Continue reading ›
Staying Safe While Keeping Home Fires Burning
Staying safe while keeping home fires burning begins with a smoke detector. Having a properly installed and operating smoke detector saves lives. Whether we are asleep or awake we are pretty confident it is working to protect us. So we continue to stoke our fireplaces and wood burning stoves. We continue to breathe in the fragrant aroma of our well-watered Christmas trees. We can even bake cookies galore and roast another holiday bird. Perhaps even burn that bird. Right?
Investigations of burn injuries in fires
In accidents where a client has suffered a severe burn injury, its critical for an investigator to get to the scene expeditiously before things have materially changed.
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