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Fiery Car Crashes Lead to Burn Injuries in Virginia.

An SUV turned the wrong way onto I-264 recently, leading to a fiery car accident in Virginia Beach, according to a report in The Washington Post. The car was completely engulfed in flames.

Burn injuries from car accidents are among the most life-threatening tragedies that a person can ever face. These burn injuries are not naturally occurring events. Instead, they are often the result of someone's wrongdoing. Burn injuries are often the result of negligent conduct.

These injuries can cause extensive skin damage, as well as internal injuries and significant complications like shock, infection, and even heart attacks. Patients need ongoing medical treatment, rehabilitation, and counseling after initial medical care, according to a report available at the National Library of Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health.

After patients have seen their doctors, they will most likely want to consult a Virginia accident lawyer with expertise in burn injuries in order to obtain compensation for out-of-pocket medical bills and expenses, such as the cost of hospitalization, skin graft surgery, plastic surgery, rehabilitative treatment, or lost earnings.

Human skin is the body's largest and most complex organ, according to WebMD. Burns interfere with normal skin barrier function, causing complications common to most types of burn injuries, such as heat loss shock, dehydration, infection, and other imbalances.

When muscle tissue is damaged by flames, proteins are released into the blood that can even cause kidney failure. Patients with deep burns may develop crusts on the surface of the skin called eschars, which can limit blood supply to healthy tissue or affect one's breathing.

Burn accident victims may be entitled to compensation for pain, suffering, and emotional distress. What is more, many patients burned in fires also suffer smoke inhalation injuries, which can be more serious than the burn itself.

If you or a loved one has received burns from a car accident in Virginia, call our law offices for a consultation with our burn injury specialists. Call 1-800-690-0235 today. We can help.


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