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If you have suffered a burn injury in a non-fault accident, you could be entitled to compensation. Discover how we make the burn injury claims process simple and easy to start.
Understanding Burn Injury Compensation Claims
In today’s era of medical innovation, your chances of recovering from a severe burn injury have significantly improved. However, burn injuries might still leave a life-changing impact on your physical and financial prosperity. You might have to deal with undesirable physical conditions for the rest of your life that can alter your ability to earn a living or make you feel uncomfortable in public. This can include reduced working hours, a break from work, a switch to a low-paying profession, disfigurement, permanent scarring and whatnot.
If your burn injuries resulted from an accident that was not your fault, you become eligible to claim compensation. Through a burn injury claim, you can get compensated for your treatment costs and other living expenses. At RU1NJURED, we have a panel of expert burn injury lawyers who possess years of expertise in handling claims for burn injuries and can help you in winning a favourable settlement.
Understanding the Different Types of Burn Injuries
A burn injury’s impact is measured in terms of how many layers of skin it has affected. Minor burn injuries might only affect the first layer of your skin whereas severe burn injuries can infiltrate through all the skin layers. Hence, based on the influence on the skin, burn injuries can be classified into the following four types:
Superficial Burns
Superficial burns are also called first-degree burns. They only affect the outermost layer of your skin called “Epidermis”. These burns can cause moderate swelling, soreness, or redness of the skin.
Superficial Partial Thickness Burns
Superficial partial thickness burns, also called second-degree burns, can slightly damage the second layer of your skin called “Dermis” as well. These burns can cause significant swelling and redness with blisters on the skin.
Deep Dermal Burns
Deep dermal burns, also referred to as second-degree burns, can completely damage the second layer of your skin. These burns can result in blistered yellow skin with slight nerve damage.
Full-Thickness Burns
Superficial partial thickness burns, also called second-degree burns, can slightly damage the second layer of your skin called “Dermis” as well. These burns can cause significant swelling and redness with blisters on the skin.
To determine the eligibility of your burn injury for a compensation claim, get in touch with our panel of expert burn injury lawyers today.
Examples of Burn Injury Compensation Cases
A burn injury can take place anywhere. Following are some examples in which you might be eligible to secure compensation for burn injury claims:
Burn Injuries at Work
Burn injuries at work can include, getting burnt due to a short circuit at the office, contact with hot equipment in a factory without wearing proper protection, or getting your skin exposed to chemicals due to a failed lab experiment.
Burn Injuries at Public Place
Burn injuries at a public place can include, getting burnt by the spillage of hot coffee at a restaurant, getting exposed to a firework malfunction at a public event, or facing a burn injury due to an unfortunate natural disaster uncontrollable by the government.
Burn Injuries due to Medical Negligence
Burn injuries due to medical negligence can include a minor burn injury getting worse due to delayed or inadequate treatment.
Burn Injuries in an Accident
Burn injuries in an accident can include a pedestrian or a cyclist getting burnt by the spillage of hot fluids from a vehicle in an accident, a motorcyclist or a motor vehicle driver or their passenger getting burnt as a result of their vehicle catching fire, etc.
Burn Injuries from criminal activities
Burn injuries from criminal activities can include getting burnt in an arson or an acid attack.
To determine your eligibility to claim compensation for a burn injury, feel free to reach us out anytime.
Financial Implications of a Burn Injury
Burn injuries can influence your financial stability in the following ways:
- Reduced workability: Due to the physical impacts of a burn injury you might have to reduce your working hours, take an extended leave or even a complete break from work.
- Profession Switch: Your physical condition may not allow you to work a high-paying job requiring complete fitness and might force you to make a switch to a low-paying job suitable for your condition.
- Early Retirement: You might be forced to take an early retirement from your job or can be deferred from your current high-paying contract.
Compensation For a Burn Injury Explained
The amount of compensation you can get for a non-fault burn injury depends on the injury’s impact on your life. You can be awarded more compensation if the burn injury has inflicted serious consequences. Moreover, your compensation for a burn injury claim will cover both the general damages and the special damages.
General damages refer to the pain, loss of amenity and suffering. Whereas special damages include all the financial losses.
As per Judicial College Guidelines, the compensation for general damages of a burn injury can be divided into the following ranges:
- In the case of severe burns covering 40% or more of the body, you can get compensated above £127,930.00
- In the case of burns resulting in a very severe scarring on the face, your compensation can be between £36,340.00 to £118,790.00
- In the case of burns causing less severe scarring on the face, your compensation can range from £21,920.00 to £59,090.00
- When the burns lead to significant scarring on the face, your compensation can vary between £11,120.00 to £36,720.00
- In the case of burns causing a single disfiguring scar on legs, arms, hands, back or the chest, you can get compensated between £9,560.00 to £27,740.00
- In the case of burns causing less significant or minor scarring on the face, your compensation can range from £2,080.00 to £16,770.00
- When the burns lead to a moderate or minor scar on legs, arms or hands, your compensation can vary between £2,890.00 to £10,550.00
Additionally, burn injury settlements also cover all the financial losses which are linked to your burn injury. These can include lost wages, loss of future earnings, medical treatment expenses, therapy session costs, home adaptation costs, travelling expenses and cost of aid equipment.
Why Choose Us?
Here are some compelling reasons for choosing RU1NJURED:
- Maximum Compensation: You can win more compensation with our smart legal tactics.
- Personalised Approach: Our panel of specialist burn injury solicitors understand the unique circumstances of each case and carry out legal proceedings in accordance.
- No Win No Fee Agreement: You can initiate no win no fee burn injury claims with us. Hence, you will not have to pay any upfront fees or even nothing at all unless we secure your rightful settlement.
Proven Track Record: Our panel of burn injury claims solicitors have a proven winning track record and possess extensive expertise in handling compensation claims for non-fault burn injuries.
Make your Claim Today
It is always advisable to start a burn injury claim at the earliest. Hence, make your claim today by reaching us at 0800 955 18 27. You can also book a free initial consultation with our panel of expert burn injury lawyers at RU1NJURED.
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Yes, you can claim compensation for a non-fault burn injury.
Your compensation for burn injury claims in the UK can be between £2,890.00 to £127,930.00.
It is a legal way to get compensated for your treatment costs and other living expenses after suffering a non-fault burn injury.
You become eligible to claim compensation for a burn injury if it resulted from the negligence of a person or an entity that owed you a duty of care.
Contact RU1NJURED’s panel solicitors. They are among the best burn injury solicitors in the UK with a high success rate and proven expertise in winning claims for burn injuries.
Medical reports for your burn injuries, before and after photos or videos, a copy of an official accident report, details of any witnesses and receipts for treatment costs.
Yes, you can initiate a burn injury claim on a no win no fee basis.
Based on the complexity of a case, burn compensation claims may take months or a few years to settle.
The amount of compensation for a burn injury depends on the severity of the burn injury, how long recovery takes and whether it left scars or led to permanent disfigurement.
Yes, you may be eligible for burns injury compensation if you have suffered non-fault burns in a public place or during a commercial event.