Electrocution burns are one of the most common types of electrical injuries and they occur when electrical energy gets converted into thermal energy, leading to tissue damage and can cause even death. Electrical injuries are very dangerous and can permanently affect someone's life. If you got electrocuted, you should contact your electrocution injury lawyer from Maryland to see against whom you should file your injury claim against.Electric shock injury statisticsAround 4000 people get admitted into burn centers every year and more than 1000 people lose their lives because of electrical current. Roughly 20% of all electrocution injuries occur in kids under 16, while most adult electric shocks occur in the workplace (men being 9 times more affected than women due to choice of profession). In fact, electrical injuries are the primary cause of occupational deaths.There are many factors that can determine how serious an electrical injury may be, including the type of current, the quantity of energy involved, the pathway of current, and the length of contact, and the resistance encountered. The extent of electrical burns and tissue damage is directly related to the contact period. High-voltage injuries occur at current of more than 1000 volts (and cause more tissue damage), while all those under 1000 volts are considered low-voltage injuries. If you suffered an electric shock and present any electric injury symptoms you should get checked by a doctor in Maryland.Electrocution burns may be more severe than they lookElectrocution burns usually appear superficial to a non-medical, but looks may be deceiving. Some people suffer more internal damage then external, hiding the injury and making it much more dangerous. The current will always take the path of least resistance. Muscles and nerves provide much less resistance than skin does, increasing the chances of suffering internal damage.According to electrocution electrical experts and expert witnesses from Maryland, electrocution burns can be classified:

• First-degree burns. You can recognize it by the red, painful ad swollen skin. If you touch the skin it will turn white momentarily and it will not form blisters. This type of burn will heal completely.
• Second-degree burns. This type of burn may look like a first-degree burn red or pink, swollen and painful, but it also presents blister formation. The second-degree burns usually take longer to heal and in most cases they leave a permanent scar.
• Thirds-degree burns. Usual electrical injury symptoms in Maryland may include burns that are not painful. Because the nerves that carry the pain signals have been destroyed, there is no more feeling. The skin may be leathery, charred, white or red, and the burns will always leave a nasty scar.

Recovering from an electrocution injury can take a lot of time (depending on the severity of the injury). Electrocution burn are very dangerous because they can worsen overtime. The patients who suffer of second and third-degree burns should be admitted in socialized burned centers, because complications such as dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, shock, kidney damage, muscle tissue destruction, limb loss and infection can put their lives in danger.Get the help of a professionalIf you have suffered an electrical shock, you should ask your attorney to help you file an electrocution injury claim in Maryland. To increase your chances of winning your electrocution claim, you may need a series of electrical expert witnesses from Maryland to testify on your behalf.For more information about electric shock burns and for a free consultation of your case you can contact the best electrocution injury attorney from Maryland at (443) 569-3950 or send an email toA chris@annapolisaccidentattorney.com.