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Severe Burn Injuries | Duluth, Georgia and Metro Atlanta<\/p>

What to Document After a Severe Burn Injury<\/h1>

Careful records made early can help tell the story of your injury. Here is what to save, photograph, and write down while your memory is fresh.<\/p>

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By Peter F. Jaraysi \u00b7 Published October 29, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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Knowing what to document after severe burn injury Georgia residents face can help you keep the facts clear while you recover. In short, save the burn source, your first medical records, dated photos of healing skin, witness names, and every insurer letter. Keep them together in one folder, and start on day one. The sections below explain why each item matters and how to keep it.<\/p>\n

Why Evidence After a Severe Burn Can Disappear Quickly<\/h2>\n

Evidence after a burn often changes within days or weeks. Scenes get cleaned, appliances get repaired, and damaged items get thrown away. That’s why the first stretch after an injury matters most.<\/p>\n

Medical charts keep growing, but the earliest notes show how you arrived and how the burn looked at the start. Witnesses also move on, and their memories of times and details fade.<\/p>\n

Georgia limits how long you have to bring an injury claim. Under Georgia’s injury filing deadline<\/a>, actions for injuries to the person must be brought within two years after the right of action accrues. Evidence gathered early makes a clear timeline easier to build later.<\/p>\n

Start one folder, paper or digital, on the first day. Date each page and add new items as they arrive. A simple log beats a memory that’s hazy six months later.<\/p>\n\n

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If a fire, scald, or electrical burn has left you facing bills and a scene that may change soon, our team can talk through what to save first. Talk it through with our team — the first consultation is free, confidential, and carries no obligation.<\/p>

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What Qualifies as a Severe Burn?<\/h2>\n

A burn is generally treated as severe when it goes deep, covers a large part of the body, or affects sensitive areas like the face or hands. Doctors describe burns by depth, and that depth shapes the treatment.<\/p>\n

A superficial burn affects only the outer layer of skin. A partial-thickness burn reaches deeper layers. A full-thickness, or third-degree, burn goes through the full depth of the skin.<\/p>\n

Medical professionals usually determine severity from the treatment record. Your chart is the main source for how deep the burn went and how much of the body it covers.<\/p>\n

Georgia’s workers’ compensation law offers one useful reference point. Under Georgia’s workers’ compensation catastrophic injury law<\/a>, second or third degree burns over 25 percent of the body as a whole, or third degree burns to 5 percent or more of the face or hands, count as a catastrophic injury. That rule applies to that statute’s rehabilitation provisions. Our team can explain how it fits your situation.<\/p>\n

Medical Records and Treatment Documentation to Keep<\/h2>\n

Keep every record tied to your burn, from the first ambulance call to your most recent follow-up visit. A complete chart tells the story of your care.<\/p>\n

Focus on these records:<\/p>\n