What to do after a personal injury?

If you are hurt in an incident involving a personal injury case, here are some of the things you should do:

• Immediately seek medical attention
• Call the police if necessary
• Cooperate with police and other emergency or medical crews on the scene
• Record license plate numbers of other vehicles involved in the accident, as well as drivers’ names and contact information
• If it’s an animal attack, get the contact and license information of the pet owner, as well as their insurance information
• Get the contact information of all potential witness’s to the accident
• Contact your appropriate insurance companies (homeowners, health, auto, etc.)
• Take photos of the accident scene
  • Get photos from every angle
  • Get photos of the surrounding area
  • Get photos of the “thing” that cause the accident – car, animal, etc.
  • Get photos of your injuries
  • Get photos of all property damage
• Contact your attorney