Medical Cost Projection applied to burn injury litigation: methodology, deliverables, and case-specific considerations.
Burn plans address burn surgeon and plastic surgeon follow-up, staged reconstructive and contracture-release surgery, laser and scar management, compression garments replaced on a documented cycle, moisturizers, sun protection, and wound supplies, physical and occupational therapy for range of motion, splinting, pain management, pulmonary follow-up after inhalation injury, and mental health treatment for post-traumatic stress, depression, and body image concerns. Severe burns of the hands or face may add adaptive equipment and attendant care.
A written expert report, supporting data appendices, and, when retained, deposition and trial testimony.
Garments are worn most of the day during the scar maturation period and replaced several times a year as they lose elasticity. The plan states the wear period recommended by the treating surgeon or therapist and the replacement frequency, then applies local pricing.
Yes, where the treating surgeon anticipates them. The plan lists each anticipated procedure, its timing, and the associated hospitalization, therapy, and garment costs, distinguishing scheduled procedures from those that depend on how scars mature.
Usually. Post-traumatic stress, depression, and body image concerns are common after significant burns, and the plan projects individual therapy, medication management, and periodic psychiatric follow-up where the treating providers recommend them.
Growing skin over scar tissue produces contractures that require repeated release surgery through adolescence, and garments and splints are resized with growth. Pediatric plans project these cycles and the therapy that follows each procedure.
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