Did you know burns are the 5th most common cause of non-fatal childhood injuries across the world? Unfortunately, children at daycare centers are not immune from these serious injuries that often require expensive, intense medical treatments and procedures, long-term care, and substantial rehabilitation.What Should I Do After My Child Is Burned at a Daycare Center?
Our experienced Texas daycare injury lawyers recommend following these four key steps after a child is burned at a local daycare center:
- Seek Medical Attention: Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston stresses the importance of seeking medical attention for burn injuries quickly since they can sometimes continue to penetrate the skin barrier after the incident. Luckily, we have several expert burn care options for children across the state. You can use this database to help you find a burn center near you. We have also listed a few well-known resources in the major regions we serve:
- Austin: Dell Children’s Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery Program
- Dallas: Parkland Burn Center
- Fort Worth: Cook Children’s Wound Care
- Galveston: Shriners Pediatric Burn Care
- Houston: Memorial Hermann Pediatric Burn Treatment Program
- San Antonio: Methodist Children’s Hospital, University Children’s Pediatric Burn Center
- Collect Documentation: If the daycare center has cameras, seek surveillance footage from your child’s classroom. Also, take pictures of your child’s injuries from the day of the incident and throughout their healing process. The daycare center is required to give you an incident report, but if they don’t, having photo proof and documentation of the day, time, and incident that happened in detail is important. When you and your little one visit the doctor for treatment, you can also request a copy of the doctor’s report that includes your child’s diagnosis and the prescribed treatment plan.
- Report the Incident to The State: For severe daycare injuries like a burn, we recommend reporting the incident by calling the child abuse hotline at 800-252-5400. However, you can also report the daycare’s neglect online at txabusehotline.org. Making this report will prompt an independent investigation into what happened at the daycare and what safety failures caused your child’s burn injury.
- Contact a Daycare Injury Lawyer Like Our Team at The Button Law Firm. After a child’s burn injury, working with a lawyer can help your family get justice and protect other little ones in your community from experiencing the same injury. Check out this article full of tips on how to choose the best daycare injury lawyer to help your family after a burn injury.
You can also download our free guide with additional details to advise you after your child suffers a daycare burn injury.
My Child Was Burned at a Daycare Center. How Can I Hold the Center Accountable?
A daycare center is required to provide a safe environment for children and protect them from any hazards and injuries, including burns. That is why we sometimes refer to any injury at a daycare center as “never events.” (They should never happen.)
In our extensive experience helping families after a child suffers an injury at a daycare center, we have seen firsthand how nearly all daycare injuries are caused by a center and/or its caregivers not following the state-mandated minimum standards. That’s why parents have the legal right to file a lawsuit or claim to hold a daycare center accountable for those safety failures after a child’s burn injury at a local center. Even if a daycare center is
Burn injuries suffered at a daycare center can be severe and require extensive medical treatments to heal. Taking legal action can help your family seek compensation to cover those costly medical expenses, therapy, and other helpful resources to help your child process their traumatic experience in a healthy way and their pain and suffering.
Any legal steps must be taken within two years of your child’s burn injury, so reach out to our team of experienced daycare and child injury lawyers as soon as possible by calling us at 214-699-4409 or emailing us at [email protected]. We can advise you on the best way to help you and your child move forward.
The Button Law Firm Can Help Your Child After A Severe Burn Injury at a Daycare Center
If your child suffered a burn injury because of negligent practices at a daycare center anywhere in Texas, our team of experienced and compassionate daycare and child injury lawyers at The Button Law Firm can help. We’re dedicated to advocating for you and your family. We are ready to listen and fight for your family to get justice and move forward. Our lawyers at The Button Law Firm are recognized on the prestigious Texas Super Lawyers list, and we can help guide you after a traumatizing incident involving your child. We work on contingency, meaning we don’t charge you or collect any upfront fees to get started on your case. Get a free case evaluation by calling us at 214-699-4409, emailing us at [email protected], or filling out a contact form.
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