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Two People Sustain Burn Injuries in Fire at Charlotte, North Carolina Nursing Home

Two people were transported to the hospital on Saturday night after they were injured in a fire at White Oak Manor, a Charlotte, North Carolina nursing home. According to fire investigators, one of the victims has life-threatening injuries.

Our Charlotte, North Carolina personal injury law firm is aware of the havoc burn injuries can wreak on the body. If you sustained burn injuries in a fire it is important that you seek medical attention right away. If you believed that the fire was caused by another party?s negligence, you should explore your legal options immediately.

In addition to working with an experienced Charlotte, North Carolina burn injury lawyer that understands the seriousness of your injuries and how much medical care you will likely need to recover, your legal representation can determine whether you have grounds for a case of North Carolina nursing home negligence, premises liability, and/or any other type of personal injury.

Last year, federal regulators ranked White Oak Manor as ?average? during its annual survey of nursing homes.

Burn Injuries:
1st degree burns: The burn impacts the outer layer of the skin
2nd degree burns: the skin?s outer layer and the layer beneath the skin have been damaged
3rd degree burns: Impacts the deeper layers of skin and the tissue underneath it

Burn injuries can be excruciatingly painful and life-altering. While some burns can be treated with antibiotic creams, more serious burns can lead to blistering, swelling, scarring, disfigurement, infection, dehydration, amputations, loss of the sense of touch, loss of the ability to perspire, organ damage, other serious complications, and/or death.

UPDATED: Fire at Charlotte nursing home injures two, WBTV, February 12, 2011

Related Web Resources:
Burns, MedlinePlus

NC Division of Aging and Adult Services

The International Society for Burn Injuries

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Products Liability: Two Families Sue for Wrongful Deaths of Loved Ones Fatally Burned While Wearing Flammable Bathrobes, North Carolina Injury Lawyer Blog, November 6, 2009

Goldsboro Driver Sustains Burn Injuries in Fayetteville, North Carolina Truck Crash, North Carolina Injury Lawyer Blog, October 23, 2009

Full post as published by North Carolina Injury Lawyer Blog on February 12, 2011 (boomark / email).