These groups are a scale to determine and assess the appropriate treatment of the burn.

• 1st Degree Burn– these burns are characterized by damage to the top layer of the epidermis or skin. This is the outermost cover that you see when looking at your body. These are the least severe burn on the scale and can be caused from over exposure to the sun or hot water.
• 2nd Degree Burn– this is that goes past the outer layer of the skin and also damages the underlying layer. These can often be described as say that the burn has damaged both the first layer and then burned the layer underneath as well. Second degree burns often will have blisters, redness, and swelling. Many of these types of burns are caused by scalding water or liquid. These can be very painful injuries and cause scaring to occur.
• 3rd Degree Burn– Just as above, a third degree burn is a burn that has expanded past the above two layers. In a third degree burn the muscle is typically burned and will have an effect on the total skin and size of the arm. These severe burns can be caused by chemicals, open flames and fire, steam, or electricity. This category of burn will more than likely require specialized treatment from a burn center.Treatment of third degree burns is excruciating and endless, starting with painful Clorox baths to cleanse wounds and prevent infection and frequent application of gels to aid healing and keep skin supple. Burn victims commonly need round-the-clock pain medication and sedation because of the physical and mental agony. There may be multiple rounds of skin graft surgeries and grueling physical therapy, and some victims will require surgical amputation. Those who are burned on the face and head may suffer loss of vision, hearing or speech in addition to permanent disfigurement. Their fragile skin cannot endure heat or sunlight, and many stop going out in public anyway because of the reactions to their appearances.
• 4th Degree Burns — Most people haven’t heard of this type of burn and think that a third-degree burn is the worst that can happen. A fourth-degree burn is a burn that’s so bad it destroys the skin and damages the muscle and bone underneath. These burns are often fatal. If a person survives a fourth-degree burn, skin grafting will be necessary.
• 5th Degree Burns and 6th Degree Burns — These burns destroy skin, muscle, tendons, and ligaments — everything down to the bone — and are virtually always fatal.

​Depending on the level of the burn on the above scale your burn injury may require surgery and other expense medical procedures like skin grafts. Many of these procedures can be extremely painful. This is way you may want to consider your legal options available if your burns were caused by someone else’s negligence or fault.  Legal action following a burn injury may recover a significant amount of the expenses for you medical needs for both the past medical treatments and those likely needed in the future.

Our Burn Accident Attorney works diligently to identify the negligent person or entity responsible for your or your loved one’s tragedy and to hold them fully accountable for the physical pain, financial burdens and emotional torture. We can take on large corporations and insurance companies and we will go to trial when necessary to seek compensation and justice on your behalf. With offices in League City in Galveston County, we represent burn injury clients throughout Texas. If a loved one was badly burned, you can reach us 24 hours a day on our emergency line 713-829-4317 for a free consultation with our burn injury attorney to discuss your burn injury, treatment, and long term needs. The Pascoe Law Firm provides free personal injury consultations for burn injury victims and their family members. Contact us schedule a free consultation with our Personal Injury Lawyer and get your legal questions answered . Hablamos Español.