Controlled burn

Second degree burns are a partial thickness burn that affect the epidermis and the dermis. It is not as serious as a third degree burn but is just as bad. It causes pain, swelling and blistering. The skin appears red, white or splotchy. This type of burn usually is caused by scald injuries, flames, or coming into contact with a hot object. When a second degree burn occurs it affects the inner parts of the skin which result in a red blistering appearance. Burns like this cause severe pain and…

This essay is about a 79-year-old woman, Stella Liebeck, who suffered third-degree burns on 6% of her skin in her pelvic region and knees, when she spilled her hot coffee bought at the McDonald's fast food restaurant, in California. Mrs. Liebeck sued the company and her lawyers argued that McDonald's coffee was defective, saying it was too hot with a high probability of causing serious injury, compared to coffee served in homes and other establishments. Caveat Emptor is a doctrine of…

If you had been on the jury, how would you have decided this case and why? In my opinion McDonalds was negligent, knowing they had received numerous other complaints from customers about the hot coffee and injuries sustained. McDonald was selling coffee at 180% which is hotter than the majority of restaurants and the customers’ expectations. Do the benefits of the hot coffee exceed the costs, where the costs are measured as the probability of an injury times the medical and other expenses of…

legs to hold the cup while she tried to remove the lid caused the cup to tilt backward spilling the coffee in her lap (Dedman). The hot coffee went through her sweat pants onto her skin, causing the victim to sustain multiple second and third degree burns to her upper-inner thighs, buttocks, genital area, perineum, and lower abdominal wall including the left groin (Reece). The coffee’s temperature was reported being 180 to 190…

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS ) COUNTY OF GREENVILLE ) FOR THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ) Carl Ameche, ) ) C.A. NO.: 2016-CP-23-999999 Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) COMPLAINT Margie Congden, Leroy Congden, ) (JURY TRIAL DEMANDED) and Maple Meadows Campground, ) ) Defendants…

Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin. In 1893, this short story was published as “The Father of Desiree’s Baby” in a magazine. Madame Valmonde and Monsieur adopted Desiree for the reason she was found abandoned when she was just a little girl. As she grew older, she found the love of her life, Armand as they had so much love for one another. They had a child, and as soon as they had the baby, the relationship turned out to be bitter and complicated. After a few months passed, Armand and Desiree…

books and how books changed society. Beatty discovered that Montag had been using a device that looked like a seashell to communicate with someone. Captain Beatty is killed by the very thing that made him who he was. Montag burns him with a flamethrower and continues to burn him even after he’s had enough. The mechanical hound and Montag also have a falling out. Montag burned the mechanical hound with fire and its pieces and parts broke. Montag says his leg feels numb and like a burnt pine log…

When To Call An Emergency Electrician When it comes to electrical issues, you never want to wait to get them fixed. Even if an electrical issue seems harmless on the surface, by letting the issue go unfixed you are actually putting you and your family at risk (and possibly other people if the issue results in an electrical fire that spreads). But, what exactly constitutes an electrical emergency? Realistically, you should always get an electrical issue looked at ASAP no matter how small, but…

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has been used for chronic wounds, like non healing diabetic ulcerations or dehisced surgical incisions. NPWT is quite successful for these types of wounds, but recently there has been a trend to use NPWT for burn victims. This paper summarizes a case of 5 patients who were burned in a dust explosion in Taiwan in 2015 and NPWT was used, not only to treat the wounds, but also to facilitate the skin grafting. NPWT was first approved for use by the Food and…

that happened in 1994, sparking debates across the United States over tort reform . The plaintiff of the case, a woman in her late 70s named Stella Liebeck, was awarded 2.86 million dollars after suffering horrendous third degree burns across her pelvic region. The burns were caused by coffee that was served at over 80°C, scalding Liebeck’s skin in mere seconds after the drink was spilled. In this case study, the facts will be laid out and the court’s decision analyzed. Opinions will then be…