You’ve been involved in an accident and it is clear there are damages to your property, your physical body, and your psyche – now what?
The first step is always to get the care you need and then take the next step of documenting what you are going through. Whether or not you choose to pursue a personal injury lawsuit, capturing the details of the accident and/or injury is of high value.
It is important to capture accurate accident information for:
Relying on your memory isn’t the best way to capture the details of the injury. This is particularly true if you are using medications that could cause you to forget, or you are facing an extended recovery time. Your notes will help you in the future to reflect back on the accident and how it has impacted your daily life.
This information will help you be more objective and accurate in the reporting of your injuries for the insurance company or for a personal injury lawsuit. Often after an accident, there are immediate injuries, while others develop further down the line. Keeping notes will help you talk to your doctor about when certain symptoms began to help with diagnosis, whether or not they are related.
Make some notes about how you were feeling and your activity levels before the accident in regards to the current injury. For example, if prior to the injury you went to the gym three times a week and rarely suffered from neck pain, make note of that. We want to have a picture of what life was like, and what “getting back to normal” would look like for you.
From a bird’s eye view, record the details of the scene, the best that you can remember them. Start at the beginning with the circumstances prior to and leading up to the accident. Use your senses to take you back to that moment.
Draw a diagram to help explain the scene.
Any impact the accident has had on your life should be documented to help support your personal injury lawsuit.
Document others involved in the accident and recovery including any witnesses, medical professionals who have seen you, and other parties involved in the accident itself. Keep information about any insurance adjusters and those you have spoken to about your injuries, accident, and damages.
Don’t go through the court system alone. Contact Hull and Zimmerman today to help you compile your Medical Record Keeping and injury documentation and we will support your case. The initial consultation is always free and our personal injury attorneys are here to help. Contact Hull and Zimmerman today for a free consultation
At Hull & Zimmerman, P.C., we are honored to help accident victims in their time of need, and take our responsibility as personal injury lawyers incredibly seriously. We know how important it is for victims to secure the full and fair compensation they need following a serious accident, and that is why we take a hands-on, personalized approach to every case we handle.
awarded to a woman who was a victim of a car crash. The woman was driving the highway when the other driver approaching from the opposite direction lost control of his vehicle, crossed the center line and hit her head on. She suffered multiple broken bones, including her hip, pelvis, leg, and right arm. She missed several years of work as a result of her injuries. Read More
awarded to a woman who was the victim of a t-bone car crash. The client suffered multiple injuries. The most significant of which was a head injury. While she was ultimately able to return to work on a part-time basis, Plaintiff was never able to return to work on a full-time basis. Read More
settlement awarded to a lady who suffered a head injury. She slipped and fell in a slanted parking lot at her place of employment. Evidence demonstrated that the owner of the building had constructed a fence shading the parking lot such that ice was allowed to continuously accumulate during the winter months. Multiple people had fallen on the ice prior to the client’s fall. As a result of her injuries, Plaintiff was forced to take early retirement. Read More
awarded to a man whose vehicle was hit from behind by a semi. The injured party suffered back pain and rotator cuff tears in each shoulder and was forced to retire from his job doing road repair four years earlier. Read More
settlement (policy limits) awarded to a young man who lost his eye when another child shot an arrow into the air. Read More
settlement obtained for a man who was injured in a rear end automobile accident. He suffered a herniated disc in his low back which was not well resolved by surgery forcing him to leave his employment as an apartment maintenance manager. Read More
awarded to a gentleman in association with a workman’s compensation case. He initially sustained a head injury at work when attacked by a patient. Several years later, his condition worsened resulting in his inability to return to work in his usual job. Read More
settlement achieved in a legal malpractice case. The client initially suffered a herniated disc in her neck in association with an automobile accident. The attorney failed to file the lawsuit in a timely manner and the Plaintiff was initially denied her ability to achieve any monies from the original lawsuit. Read More
settlement awarded to a man who was a victim of an automobile accident. Plaintiff was a passenger who was rear-ended by another driver. Following the accident, he suffered a long term back injury. Read More
settlement awarded to a lady who aggravated a pre-existing back condition when she slipped and fell at the entrance to a casino. Read More
awarded to a woman who suffered a rotator cuff tear from an automobile accident. Read More