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Separate observed facts from later assumptions

Begin with what happened before, during, and after the incident. Write down approximate dates and times, locations as you know them, the people present, immediate symptoms, treatment sought, missed work, and communications received. Keep original photographs, videos, messages, emails, receipts, and notes in their original form when possible.

• Create a chronological account without guessing at facts you do not know.
• Identify witnesses and preserve their contact information if available.
• Save photographs of visible conditions, vehicles, equipment, surroundings, and injuries.
• Keep copies of reports, forms, correspondence, and claim-related communications.

Use the event type to choose a starting record

A timeline can show what still needs to be confirmed. Mark entries as firsthand observations, information provided by someone else, or items requiring records. Avoid altering photographs or deleting messages, even if later information appears inconsistent.

Check the appropriate official starting point

For a motor-vehicle event, the Texas Department of Transportation provides official starting points for crash reports, records, data, and statistics. The source does not establish what happened at a particular scene. For a boating event, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department provides official information concerning boating accident duties and reports.

Connect treatment entries to the timeline

Keep a running treatment record that identifies appointments, symptoms described, instructions, medications, referrals, restrictions, and follow-up. Preserve bills and explanations of charges as received. If care involves a health-care-liability question, Texas Chapter 74 is the official Texas chapter identified for that subject; this page does not state procedural requirements or deadlines.

• Use the same symptom and activity descriptions consistently when possible.
• Note changes in work capacity and the dates those changes occurred.
• Keep appointment confirmations, discharge papers, prescriptions, and provider communications.
• Separate confirmed medical information from personal expectations about recovery.

Preserve workplace records without guessing at coverage

For an injury connected with work, keep employer communications, schedules, wage information, job-duty descriptions, incident forms, and information about coverage. The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation provides official information concerning injured-worker claims, coverage, and employer records; the source does not establish facts about a particular event.

Match the facts you know to the narrowest topic

Use the event and injury description to choose a focused review path. The available topics include car, bicycle, bus, aviation, boating and jet ski, construction-site, burn, birth, amputation, and catastrophic-injury matters. A topic can help organize questions; it does not determine the outcome.

• Vehicle or road event: Car Accidents, Bicycle Accidents, or Bus Accidents.
• Water or aircraft event: Boating and Jet Ski Accidents or Aviation Accidents.
• Worksite or equipment event: Construction Site Injuries, Burn Injuries, or Amputation Injuries.
• Severe or early-life injury context: Catastrophic Injury or Birth Injuries.

Use overlap as a question, not a conclusion

If more than one topic fits, keep both descriptions in the timeline and identify what fact would distinguish them. Avoid choosing a category solely because it sounds more serious or more favorable.