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Match records to the mechanism

For a heat or flame event, preserve information about the ignition source, fuel, alarms, extinguishing efforts, scene condition, and any photographs or witness accounts. For a chemical event, identify the container, label, substance information, handling instructions, and exposure sequence. For an electrical event, preserve information about the device, wiring, controls, power source, and inspection or repair history. If a product is involved, retain the product, packaging, instructions, purchase information, and photographs without altering the item.

• Record when and where the event occurred and who was present.
• Identify changes made to the scene, equipment, product, or premises after the event.
• Keep communications about warnings, complaints, repairs, inspections, and preservation of evidence.

Use the right public or employment source

If the event involved a vehicle crash, TxDOT’s official crash-report and crash-data resources can provide a starting point for identifying available crash records. That resource does not establish that TxDOT investigated or controlled a particular scene. A boating event raises a separate records question under the official Texas boating accident duties and reports subject. An event involving a public entity or employment may require review of the applicable official Texas sources.

Track function as well as treatment

Start with the first treatment date and continue through later wound care, grafting, scar management, rehabilitation, and follow-up. Note the body areas affected, procedures performed, restrictions, pain or sensitivity described in the records, and changes in movement or use. Keep copies of bills and clinical records together but distinguish what a record states from what a person remembers.

• Emergency and hospital records, procedure notes, discharge instructions, and medication lists.
• Wound-care measurements, grafting records, scar assessments, therapy notes, and equipment recommendations.
• Work restrictions, attendance records, task changes, and household records showing assistance or changed routines.
• A dated personal log describing symptoms, treatment, activities, and functional changes without altering medical records.

Keep work records distinct

For an employed person, preserve employer records and information about the applicable workers’ compensation setting without assuming that coverage or a claim outcome applies. The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation source concerns injured-worker claims, coverage, and employer records; it does not establish facts about a particular event.

Preserve first, organize second

Begin with safety and medical care. Then preserve the source and scene when it can be done safely, save original photographs and messages, and write a timeline while memories are fresh. Request records from the holders connected to the event and treatment, keeping originals and documenting what was received.

• Get appropriate medical attention and follow treatment instructions.
• Preserve the product, clothing, equipment, photographs, video, messages, and witness information.
• List every treatment date and record changes in wound condition, scarring, movement, work, and household activity.
• Avoid discarding, repairing, cleaning, or modifying an involved product or item unless safety requires it.
• Gather incident, maintenance, employment, purchase, and medical records in separate labeled folders.

Bring the record set to the review

For Texas source orientation, the official chapters identified above include Chapter 16 on limitations, Chapter 33 on proportionate responsibility, Chapter 101 on public-entity liability, Chapter 74 on health-care liability, and Chapter 82 on products liability. Their inclusion here identifies subject areas only and is not a determination about which one applies.