Hot Tub Chemical Burn Injury Lawyer

Why Do Hot Tubs Have Chemicals in the Water That Can Burn the Skin?

Although an afternoon or evening sitting in a hot tub, sounds like a great getaway, at the end of a long work day. But, a hot tub can be the gathering place for a literal pool of microbes and pathogens that are dangerous to human health. Hot tubs can harbor physiochemical and microbiological pathogens that can cause infections and chemical burns to the skin. A hot tub has to be treated with chemicals to cancel out and prevent coliform, fecal coliform and E. coli from invading the waters, which can be dangerous to your health if exposed to these pathogens. Other dangerous pathogens that can be found in hot tub water include:

• Cryptosporidium
• Giradia lamblia
• Microsporidia
• Cyclospora
• Isospora
• Salmonella typhi
• Salmonella paratyphi
• Shigella dysenteriae
• Vibrio cholerae
• Blastocystis
• Acanthameba
• Intestinal coccidia
• Parasitic pathogens and contaminants

If you ingest any of these dangerous pathogens and fecal contaminants to the water in a hot tub, you can become seriously ill as a result. This is a real risk to children, who may ingest the water through their mouths, while wading in a hot tub. You can be exposed to water in a hot tub that is full of:

• Feces
• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Parasites

If you have been infected by a hot tub parasite, you can experience gastrointestinal infections, as well as:

• Malabsorption
• Complications related to growth retardation in children
• Steatorrhea
• Corneal keratitis
• Chronic granulomatous amebic encephalitis

Hot tub operators and property owners use chemicals to help restore the natural balance of safe water in a hot tub, but it can result in chemical burns on a human body frequenting the hot tubs over time. The disinfection chemicals used in a hot tub can be dangerous to inhale, because volatile disinfection chemicals like trihalomethanes and other chemicals, can increase a risk of bladder cancer, and cause respiratory disorders among pool workers, professional swimmers or other people working and playing near pool and hot tub areas. If you have been injured from a chemical burn in a hot tub, you can call us today at the Normandie Law Firm.

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“Help, I Had an Allergic Reaction to Hot Tub Water, What Do I Do Now?”

There are many different types of disinfection by products that can be developed, when chlorine is used in a hot tub to offer disinfection to the hot tub area. Besides getting a chemical burn from the chlorine, you can also be injured from the by-products of chemicals used to clean the hot tub, such as:

• Trihalomethanes
• Bromodichloromethane
• Chloroform
• Haloacetic acids
• Bromoform
• Trichloramine
• Total chlorine
• Monochloramine
• Dichloramine
• Dichlorobromoacetic

If you had an allergic reaction to the chemicals that are used in a hot tub, you can give us a call to review your personal injuries related to the chemical burns that you sustained in this event. We know that you may still have additional treatments, pain medications, surgical procedures or other therapies related to helping you to heal from your hot tub chemical burn, but you can still call us today to review your claim with you. Our legal team at the Normandie Law Firm will be happy to review your claim with you for free, all that you need to do is to call us today.

Chemical Burns Can Be Experienced in a Hot Tub, Pool, Work, School, Airbnb, Gym, Hotel or Motel, at a Spa, Resort, Health Spa, Day Care or Fitness Center with a Pool Too Bombed with Chlorine or Chemicals

There is a mix of pool chemicals that many people who care for hot tubs and pools use, which can cause a chemical burn to the skin if mixed. Pools and hot tubs need to be maintained, with chemicals including:

• Sanitizers
• Disinfectants
• Trichlor
• Bromine
• Oxidizers
• Calcium hypochlorite
• Water balancers
• pH increasers and decreasers
• calcium hardness chemicals
• chlorine neutralizers
• thiosulfate
• algeacides
• filter cleaners
• clarifiers
• flocculants
• enzymes
• phosphate removers
• stain removers
• scale removers
• tile and vinyl cleaners
• salt chlorinators

Exposure to chemical burns and chemical agents can produce necrosis to the skin, and make damaging mucosal or skin changes that are not reversible to damage human tissues on the skin. Some chemical burns can also affect the human body:

• Respiratory system
• Oral mucosa
• Esophagus
• Lower intestinal tract
• Eyes
• Extensive internal tissue damage

If you have been exposed to a chemical burn and have personal injuries as a result of that accident sitting in a hot tub, you want to call us to talk to a lawyer with experience in hot tub personal injuries. We can give you the access you require to talk to an attorney with expertise in chemical burns from being in a hot tub.

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Call us today for a zero-fee guarantee, and we will give you the legal advice and counsel you need, to get a recovery compensation package for your chemical burns from being in a hot tub. We know that this is a difficult time for you, as you recover from your burn injuries. But you can call us today to start the process, and we will be there for you every step of the way.

Free Second Opinion Case Review / Experienced Lawyers in Hot Tub Chemical Burn Injury

We can give you a free second opinion case review, when you call our experienced lawyers who can help with your accident which was suffered as a chemical burn from sitting in a hot tub. Just call us at the Normandie Law Firm at 800.790.5422, to get access to an experienced attorney in Los Angeles at our law firm right now.

Can I Sue for a Hot Tub Chemical Burn Injury?

Yes, we can sue for a hot tub chemical burn injury. Burns that are caused by chemicals, can vary as to the severity of the burn. A chemical burn is painful and can damage the skin in a superficial, superficial partial-thickness or deep partial-thickness wound, as well as fourth and fifth degree burns that will char skin and expose bone. If you have sixth degree burns, you can have a total loss of skin, with exposed bone left behind from the burns. Acid and chemical burns can be extremely painful, and may take several months to recover from completely. When you call us to review your claim today, you can talk directly to our Los Angeles case lawyers, who can file a lawsuit on your behalf related to your claim. You can review your case for free with our case attorneys in Los Angeles at the Normandie Law Firm.

Average Case Value for a Hot Tub Chemical Burn Injury

The average case value for a hot tub chemical burn injury can vary from $100,000 to over $900,000, depending on the losses, damages and expenses that you have related to your claim.

How Long Does It Take to Settle and to Get Paid on These Cases?

It can take around 3-6 months to settle and get paid on cases related to burn injuries from a hot tub chemical burn. But your medical bills related to the emergency care you received will come in very quickly, often within 30 to 60 days after your loss. For that reason, you do not want to wait to call us to start the process to initiating your lawsuit against the at-fault parties for your loss.

Statute Of Limitations – How Long Do I Have to File a Lawsuit?

The statute of limitations in California for personal injury lawsuit filing is two years. The statute of limitations in California for harassment and discrimination lawsuit filing is one year, with a two year timeframe to file for wrongful termination.

Call for a Free Consultation

You can call us now for a free consultation, and we will talk to you about the personal injuries and chemical burns you received from sitting in in a hot tub. It is easy to make the call to us, just dial us at the Normandie Law Firm at 800.790.5422 today.

References

Hassanein, F., Masoud, I. M., Fekry, M. M., Abdel-Latif, M. S., Abdel-Salam, H., Salem, M., & Shehata, A. I. (2023). Environmental health aspects and microbial infections of the recreational water: Microbial Infections and Swimming pools. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 302. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15183-z

VanHoy, T. B., Metheny, H., & Patel, B. C. (2023). Chemical Burns. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.

Warby, R., & Maani, C. V. (2022). Burn Classification. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.

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