After a car accident, call the police and obtain a police report. Obtain all relevant information involving all the drivers involved, including but not limited to name(s), address(es), and automobile insurance.  You may refrain from making any type of statement or signing any papers without first consulting with an accident attorney. What you say at the time of the accident may be made available to the other party's insurance carrier.

If you are involved in a slip and fall accident, it is also important to report it as quickly as possible, to the owner or manager of the property. If in a sAfter a car accident, call the police and obtain a police report. Obtain all relevant information involving all the drivers involved, including but not limited name(s), address(es), and automobile insurance.  You may refrain from making any type of statement or signing any papers without first consulting with an accident attorney. What you say at the time of the accident may be made available to the other party's insurance carrier.

If the accident takes place at a store or at a commercial property, confirm that they will prepare an incident report. If possible, take photographs of the scene.

After an accident, if you feel that you are injured, you should seek immediate medical attention, whether from an emergency room provider or your family doctor. Often, injuries do not manifest themselves until some time after than accident. Follow the medical providers' recommendations, regarding therapy, prescriptions, and subsequent follow up visits. Be consistent with your treatment. Having been involved in several accidents myself, having been rear-ended, I can sympathize with the frustration with having to keep up with therapy appointments, home treatment, and diagnostic testing.

Keep a daily diary of your treatment, as well as how you are feeling. This is helpful at a later point in time if you have to go to court, to refresh your memory for your testimony.

Do not agree to provide a written or recorded statement to the other party's insurance carrier, without consulting an attorney first, and having your attorney present. The other party's insurance carrier's representative, no matter how pleasant, is not there to protect your interests. What you say made be used against you later.