In the first days after a hit to the head—whether from a car crash, a slip-and-fall near a storefront, or a collision during commuting—your priority should be medical documentation. Insurance adjusters often look for consistency between:
- what happened at the scene (reported timeline)
- what symptoms showed up afterward
- what clinicians diagnosed and how treatment progressed
For many people, concussion and other TBIs are “invisible.” You might feel okay at first, then develop headaches, dizziness, trouble concentrating, or sleep disruption later. If that pattern isn’t captured in records, it becomes harder to connect the injury to the accident.
Practical tip: create a dated symptom log (headaches, mood changes, memory issues, concentration problems). Even if your memory feels unreliable, writing it down while it’s fresh can help your medical providers and your attorney build a coherent narrative.


