What damages can I recover from burn injuries?

Burn injury damages encompass extensive immediate and long-term losses given painful treatment and permanent consequences. Medical expenses include emergency care, burn unit stays, multiple surgeries, and ongoing wound care often exceeding millions. Surgical costs multiply with grafting procedures, reconstructive surgery, and scar revisions over years. Physical therapy addresses contractures and mobility limitations requiring intensive rehabilitation. Pain management costs persist with both acute and chronic pain requiring multimodal approaches. Psychological treatment addresses PTSD, depression, and adjustment disorders from trauma and disfigurement. Lost wages during extended recovery plus reduced earning capacity from functional limitations. Scarring and disfigurement damages separately value aesthetic impacts beyond functional problems. Home modifications for accessibility if mobility limitations develop from contractures. Attendant care during recovery and potentially permanent for severe burns. Compression garments and specialized clothing required for years post-injury. Future medical monitoring for infection risks and cancer surveillance. Loss of consortium for intimate relationship impacts from disfigurement and trauma. Punitive damages may apply for grossly negligent conduct causing burns. Understanding comprehensive damages ensures full compensation for these uniquely painful and transformative injuries.