Attorney David Szerlag recently recovered 2.4 million dollars in a boiler explosion case. Attorney Fred Pritzker recently recovered 2.9 million dollars in an apartment fire case. To contact a burn injury lawyer at the firm, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online form for a free consultation.

We have significant experience with cases involving kidney failure.

Causes of Kidney Failure in Burn Victims

Kidney failure is a major complication for burn victims, particularly thermal burn and electrical burn victims.  The following are possible underlying causes: 

• Hypovolemia. The most common cause of kidney failure in burn patients is hypovolemia (decrease in blood volume) secondary to extravascular fluid loss (loss of fluid found outside of the blood vessels).  Burns affecting  more than 20% of the total body surface area can induce decreased renal blood flow.
• Sepsis. The greatest risk for burn patients is infection.  When your immune system overreacts to the infection, it can trigger widespread inflammation and blood clotting in tiny vessels throughout the body.  This inflammation and clotting can cause multi-organ dysfunction.  If the kidneys are inflamed due to sepsis, the patient may experience kidney failure.

Compensation for Burn Victims

To get compensation for burn-related kidney failure, the burn victim must prove that the following elements:

• Someone had a duty of care
• That person breached that duty of care
• The breach of that duty caused the burns and kidney failure

If the above elements of the case can be proved, then the only remaining issue is the amount of money the victim should recover.  Generally, the amount recoverable includes past and future medical expenses, past and future loss of earnings, past and future burn injury pain and suffering (which includes disfigurement, disability and emotional distress) and other damages.

In burn cases where part of the injury is kidney failure, the burn victim can seek compensation for the burn and the related kidney failure.

Attorney for Burn Victims

We have significant experience with both burn cases and kidney failure cases. To contact a burn attorney at Pritzker Olsen about your burn case, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free), e-mail our lawyers or submit our free case consultation form.

If you retain a burn attorney at our law firm, we will immediately investigate the circumstances surrounding your burn accident. Because it is best to gather evidence soon after the accident, it is important to contact us as soon as possible.

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