If your property, such as a car, was damaged in an accident that was caused by another person, their insurance should pay for your property repair or replacement. You should save the bill from any auto repair that you had.

Car accidents and slip-and-fall accidents often result in broken bones or head injuries. You may need to have surgery, and the at-fault partys’ insurance company needs to pay for it. Save all bills that are related to your surgery.

Save every bill you get from any doctor’s appointment that you have and physical therapy session that you may need to recover from your injury. You should also get your doctor to write you a report stating what kind of treatment you will need in the future and how likely it is that you may need surgery.

If you are injured in an accident, you are likely to miss a certain amount of time from work. You are also likely to miss training and promotional opportunities at your job. Ask your human resources director to write you a letter stating the number of hours you have missed and the amount of income it has cost you.

If you have been permanently disabled or disfigured in an accident, you may be entitled to compensation for pain and suffering. If you have experienced psychological trauma such as post-traumatic stress disorder, you may be able to get non-economic damages for that as well.

Keep a journal of your daily life, documenting how your quality of life has decreased after your accident. You may also want to seek help from a mental health professional who can write a report about your psychological condition.