Chicago Personal Injury Lawyers

Cigarette Burns

People can get injured in a variety of ways. They may get electrocuted. They may slip and fall. They fall down. A car may hit them.

Another way that people can suffer a personal injury is through cigarette burns. When people smoke, they have to light the cigarette using fire. Then, the cigarette tip burns. People may not realize it, but the tip of the cigarette is very hot. Unsurprisingly then, because the tip of the cigarette is hot and burns, smoke is emitted from the tip when the cigarette is being smoked.

People who touch the tip of a cigarette will get severely burned. In fact, burning with cigarettes is a form of torture used by some countries. Sadly, in the United States (and likely in other parts of the world as well) cigarettes are used in abusive purposes as well. Cigarette burns are very painful because the cigarette tips are very hot. When people get burned by cigarettes, visible bruises that resemble circular, black marks are left.

What to Do in the Case of Cigarette Burns

Cigarette burns are a horrible, painful thing, and no one should inflict them on anybody. If you have or if someone you know has been inflicted with even one cigarette burn, contact the Chicago personal injury lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake by calling 312-466-8200.