Checklist:  Information and Documents to Collect for us after an Injury

Before you meet with us for the first time after you’ve been injured, collect any documents you have relating to your accident and injury and place them in a folder or large envelope.  Here is a list of some of the documents and other pertinent information to take with you for our first meeting.

Information

• Name and address of ambulance service
• Name and address of the emergency room where you were initially taken
• Dates you were admitted to the emergency room and the hospital
• Names and business address of all doctors who have examined you
• Names and addresses of chiropractors you have consulted
• Names of all people who were involved in the accident
• Names and addresses of witnesses to the accident
• Dates you missed work because of the accident
• Name and telephone number of each insurance adjustor you have talked to
• List of people you have talked to about the accident or your injuries.

Documents

• Accident report
• Copies of any written statements
• Your automobile insurance policy if you were injured in a car accident along with the “declarations” page or “coverage certificate” that sets forth what kinds of coverage you have purchased and what the policy limits are
• Medical insurance card
• Other policies, including major medical, hospitalization, veterans insurance
• All correspondence you have received from any insurer about the accident or your injuries
• Medical bills
• Receipts for things you have had to buy because of your injury
• Receipts for things you have had to fix because of the accident