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Preserve first-hand information

Begin with a factual timeline: what happened before the event, the event itself, immediate symptoms or damage, medical attention, work effects, and communications afterward. Keep observations separate from assumptions. Note approximate times, locations, people involved, vehicles or equipment, witnesses, and any photographs or recordings already available.

• Preserve original photographs, videos, messages, emails, and documents rather than relying only on edited copies.
• Write down witness names and contact information while the details are fresh.
• Keep damaged property, clothing, equipment, or other physical items unless instructed otherwise.
• Record changes in symptoms, treatment, daily activities, and work without guessing at a legal outcome.

Separate facts from conclusions

The useful question is not only what was visible at the scene. It is also what documents, recordings, communications, and later observations may help establish timing, condition, treatment, or impact. Avoid posting about the event or discarding potentially relevant material before obtaining case-specific guidance.

Keep a dated treatment file

Keep a chronological medical file with visit dates, discharge materials, prescriptions, referrals, imaging information, bills, and notes about symptoms or restrictions. Ask providers about obtaining records through their established processes. A health-care-liability question may involve Texas Health Care Liability Claims, Chapter 74, but the chapter should be reviewed for the particular facts rather than summarized here.

• Create a treatment timeline and identify gaps or changes in care.
• Keep copies of work restrictions, leave records, wage documentation, and communications about missed work.
• Record ordinary activities that became difficult, without estimating a legal value.
• Preserve receipts and practical expense records connected to treatment or transportation.

Keep employment records together

Work-related documentation may follow a different path from an injury claim involving a driver, property, product, or other third party. The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is an official starting point for injured-worker claims, coverage, and employer records. The available facts do not determine which system applies to a particular event.

Start with the closest factual match

The personal-injury topics below are organized by event or injury pattern. Choose the closest match, then compare it with the records and evidence you actually have. More than one topic may be relevant, and the topic label alone does not determine responsibility or the available legal path.

• Car Accidents, Bicycle Accidents, Bus Accidents, and Aviation Accidents address different event settings.
• Boating and Jet Ski Accidents focuses on watercraft-related questions; Texas boating duties and reports are an official subject area.
• Construction Site Injuries and workplace questions may require attention to employer and workers’ compensation records.
• Amputation Injuries, Birth Injuries, Burn Injuries, and Catastrophic Injury describe injury-focused paths that may overlap with an event topic.

Do not rely on the label alone

Use the available topic links to narrow the document checklist and questions for review. If no single label fits, preserve the full event record instead of forcing the facts into one category.