Address health and immediate safety
Seek appropriate care and follow the instructions you receive. For emergencies, use local emergency services. This directory cannot assess symptoms or recommend treatment.
Preserve what already exists
Keep reports, photos, messages, damaged-property information, and contact details. Avoid editing original files; make working copies when you need to annotate something.
Start a dated event log
Record treatment, work restrictions, insurer contacts, and documents received. Distinguish what you personally observed from what someone else told you.
Identify time-sensitive questions
Government claims, different defendants, and different jurisdictions can involve different procedures. Ask a qualified local lawyer which rules apply rather than calculating a deadline from a general article.