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Separate firsthand information from assumptions

Begin with the sequence of events rather than a legal label. Write down what happened before the incident, the incident itself, immediate symptoms or reported injuries, medical attention, follow-up care, missed work, and later communications. Keep dates, approximate times, locations, witnesses, photographs, video, messages, and names of involved people together. Do not alter photographs, delete messages, or discard relevant physical items.

• Create a dated incident timeline while your recollection is fresh.
• Preserve photographs, videos, messages, emails, receipts, and written notes in their original form.
• Identify people who saw the event or its immediate aftermath, without guessing what they will say.
• Record changes in symptoms, treatment, work status, and daily activities as they occur.

Event and evidence map: point 2

Mark what you personally observed, what another person told you, and what remains unknown. That distinction can make later review more orderly without deciding who is legally responsible.

Keep the documentation factual

Keep treatment information in date order. Include provider names, visit dates, instructions, referrals, prescriptions, restrictions, bills, and notes about symptoms or functional changes. Do not summarize a medical opinion you do not understand; preserve the underlying document and identify questions for a case-specific review. Texas Health Care Liability Claims are addressed in Chapter 74, but the supplied source does not authorize stating procedural requirements or deadlines.

• Maintain a treatment chronology and a separate folder for bills and statements.
• Record work dates missed, modified duties, restrictions, and communications with an employer.
• Keep pay or scheduling documents that show the period being reviewed, without assuming an outcome.
• For an injured-worker issue, Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation materials cover claims, coverage, and employer records.

Medical and work documentation: point 2

Use contemporaneous records to show what was reported, when care occurred, and how work or ordinary activities changed. Avoid filling gaps with estimates that cannot be supported.

Use the page that fits the facts

The appropriate topic depends on the event and the records available. Use the detailed guides below to narrow the factual questions before seeking case-specific review. The links are topic paths, not conclusions about what occurred.

• Car, bicycle, bus, aviation, boating, or jet ski events may require different event records and evidence questions.
• Birth, burn, amputation, or other catastrophic injuries may require a carefully organized medical chronology.
• Construction-site or injured-worker matters may involve employer and workplace records.
• A product-related event may call for review of the Texas products-liability chapter; that source does not establish that a product is defective.
• An event involving a public entity may call for review of Texas Tort Claims Act Chapter 101; the source does not authorize a notice-period or waiver conclusion.

Topic selection: point 2

Available topic paths include Amputation Injuries, Aviation Accidents, Bicycle Accidents, Birth Injuries, Boating and Jet Ski Accidents, Burn Injuries, Bus Accidents, Car Accidents, Catastrophic Injury, and Construction Site Injuries. Texas Chapter 16 is the official limitations chapter, and Chapter 33 is the official proportionate-responsibility chapter; the supplied sources do not authorize a deadline, percentage, threshold, or outcome.