Burns and scarring are not the only things that happen when someone is gravely injured in an accident. The mental trauma can be ferocious.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe kind of pain people who have been burned endure is beyond comprehension for most people. While many see the visible scars, what isn\u2019t seen is the mental anguish and trauma that the person endured at the time of the accident and is still enduring later,\u201d explained Charlie Donahue, a New Hampshire personal injury attorney who works out of Keene.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not just the scars that cause concern. It\u2019s the very real fear that the victim faces dangerous infections and damage to their skin so severe they may never be the same again. Many times the burns are disfiguring and the emotional anguish this causes is intensified by the pain of many surgeries and skin grafts. \u201cThe treatment for badly burned victims is excruciating, usually long-term and extremely expensive,\u201d (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Burns and scarring are not the only things that happen when someone is gravely injured in an accident. The mental trauma can be ferocious. \u201cThe kind of pain people who have been burned endure is beyond comprehension for most people.…<\/span><\/p>\n