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Separate facts from open questions

Write a dated, factual account while the sequence is fresh. Note where the event occurred, what happened before and after it, who was present, and how the injury was first reported or treated. Keep original photographs, videos, messages, emails, and notes in their original form when possible. Make a separate list of witnesses and identify what each person may have observed.

• Create a timeline using dates, approximate times, and the source of each detail.
• Preserve photographs, video, messages, incident forms, and physical items connected to the event.
• Record the names or descriptions of people, businesses, public entities, medical providers, and insurers mentioned in the file.
• Separate what you personally observed from information supplied by another person.

Crash-record starting point

Do not fill gaps with assumptions. Instead, mark questions for follow-up, such as who created a record, when a photograph was taken, or whether another person has a copy. If the event involved a crash, the Texas Department of Transportation provides statewide starting points for crash reports, records, data, and statistics; that resource does not establish who investigated a particular scene. (txdot-crash-records)

Keep a dated medical file

Keep a chronological medical file with appointment information, discharge materials, instructions, bills, prescriptions, imaging references, and notes about symptoms or functional changes. Avoid altering original records. A separate day-to-day log can identify when symptoms appeared, what activities changed, and which information came from a provider or another source.

• Use one folder for provider records and another for bills or payment correspondence.
• Record missed work, schedule changes, and communications with an employer without guessing at lost amounts.
• Preserve job descriptions, attendance materials, and other employer records that relate to the claimed impact.
• Mark records that are incomplete, duplicated, or awaiting a response.

Identify the governing subject area

Texas Health Care Liability Claims Chapter 74 is the official Texas chapter addressing that subject; this page does not state procedural requirements or deadlines. For an injury connected with work, the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation provides official information concerning injured-worker claims, coverage, and employer records. (health-care; texas-dwc)

Match the record to the topic

After the basic file is organized, select the detailed topic that matches the event and injury description. The available paths include car, bicycle, bus, aviation, boating and jet ski, construction-site, burn, birth, catastrophic-injury, and amputation-injury topics. Topic selection is an organizational step; it does not determine whether a claim exists or who may be responsible.

• Use Car Accidents for a motor-vehicle event.
• Use Bicycle Accidents or Bus Accidents when that transportation description matches the event.
• Use Boating and Jet Ski Accidents for a boating-related event; Texas Parks & Wildlife Department provides official information on Texas boating accident duties and reports. (boating)
• Use Construction Site Injuries, Burn Injuries, Birth Injuries, Catastrophic Injury, or Amputation Injuries when the injury or setting matches that label.

Flag specialized subject areas

Other subject-specific sources may also be relevant. Texas products-liability Chapter 82 is the official Texas chapter addressing products liability, without establishing that a product was defective. Chapter 33 is the official Texas proportionate-responsibility chapter, without stating percentages, thresholds, or outcomes. (products; responsibility)