Texas Accidental Fire Lawyer Handles Texas House Fire Lawsuits, Texas Residential Fire Lawsuits, Texas Smoke Inhalation Lawsuits, Texas Serious Burn Lawsuits, and Other Accident Fire Claims by Texas Accidental Fire Lawyer Jason S. Coomer
In the United States, each year over 30,000 people are killed or
seriously injured by fire and smoke inhalation. Many of these fires are
the result of negligence or defective products, that could have been
easily prevented. In handling
Texas Fatal House Fire Lawsuits,
Texas Serious Burn Lawsuits,
Texas Apartment and Condo Fire Lawsuits, and
Texas Smoke Inhalation Lawsuits, it is
important to remember that a fatal house fire or serious burn fire can
be the result of defective products, careless workers, negligent
property owners, defective water heaters, defective gas cans, failure of
products to have child proofing, defective wiring, defective
appliances, negligence maintenance, and many other negligent actions.
To determine the cause of the fire and/or explosion, it is important to
speak with witnesses and fire investigators as well as to obtain any
photos or video of the fire and any and all documents related to
fire. For more information on this topic please go to the following web pages:
Texas Serious Burn Lawyer Information, Texas Fatal House Fire Lawyer Information, Texas Apartment and Condo Fire Lawyer Information, and Texas Smoke Inhalation Lawyer Information.
Smoke Inhalation Can Cause Death or Severe Injuries
Smoke inhalation from an accidental fire can cause difficulty breathing,
hypoxia, carbon monoxide poisoning, and other health issues that can
result in serious injuries or even death. In handling Texas house fires
lawsuits, Texas apartment fire lawsuits, and other Texas residential
fire lawsuits as well as on Texas industrial explosion lawsuits; Texas
smoke inhalation lawyers work with fire experts to determine the cause
and origin of fires; medical professionals to prove up necessary medical
treatment for those injured in fires; and insurance companies,
witnesses, families, and parties to seek compensation for those injured
by accidental fires.
Smoke inhalation occurs when a person breathes in smoke or the products
of combustion during a fire. The fire not only uses the surrounding
oxygen in the air taking the oxygen that humans need to breathe, but
through burning or combustion (the rapid breakdown of a substance by
heat) creates smoke which is a mixture of heated particles and gases
that are created by burning.
It is impossible to predict the exact composition of smoke produced by a
residential fire or industrial fire as every accident fire is
different. The products being burned, the temperature of the fire, and
the amount of oxygen available to the fire all make a difference in the
type of smoke produced. This is especially true when furniture,
appliances, and other items made up of plastic or other chemicals is
burned. The resulting smoke can be filled with irritants or toxins and
result in serious respiratory problems or even death.
Smoke inhalation can damage the body by simple asphyxiation (lack of
oxygen), chemical irritation, chemical asphyxiation, or a combination of
these. Combustion can use up the oxygen near the fire and lead to
death when there is no oxygen for a person to breathe. Smoke itself can
also contain products that do not cause direct harm to a person, but
they take up the space that is needed for oxygen. Carbon dioxide acts in
this way.
Combustion can also result in the formation of chemicals that cause
direct injury when they contact the skin and mucous membranes. These
substances disrupt the normal lining of the respiratory tract. This
disruption can potentially cause swelling, airway collapse, and
respiratory distress. Examples of chemical irritants found in smoke
include sulfur dioxide, ammonia, hydrogen chloride, and chlorine.
A fire also can produce compounds that do damage by interfering with the
body's oxygen use at a cellular level. Carbon monoxide, hydrogen
cyanide, and hydrogen sulfide are all examples of chemicals produced in
fires that interfere with the use of oxygen by the cell during the
production of energy. If either the delivery of oxygen or the use of
oxygen is inhibited, cells will die.