Do report the injury immediately, including (as appropriate) to law enforcement, your employer, property owners and insurance companies.
If you are injured at work, your employer should be notified immediately. If you are injured in an auto, truck or traffic collision, the appropriate law-enforcement agencies must be notified immediately. If you are injured in a store or at a business, or on someone’s property, it is important that the owner or manager be notified immediately. Any insurance company insuring anyone involved should also be notified immediately.
Do get medical attention immediately.
It is very important that you immediately receive appropriate medical care and attention. Do not put off seeing a doctor. Do not try to “tough it out.” This may mean calling in ambulance. It may mean having someone take you to the emergency room. It may mean calling your regular treating physician and scheduling an immediate appointment. Whatever method you use, it is important that you do it immediately.
Do describe the full extent of your injuries to health care providers.
When you visit with healthcare providers, tell them what happened, and how you were hurt. Completely describe your injuries and the problems you are having. Fully describing your symptoms and injuries will enable healthcare providers to have the information they need to treat you. It will also allow them to make an accurate record of what happened and the injuries you sustained.