Care organization checklist
Use the parts that fit your situation. Safety, medical care and official instructions take priority over completing the list.
- Use emergency services for immediate danger
- Tell the provider when and how the crash happened
- Describe symptoms in your own words without minimizing or exaggerating
- Ask how to follow up and what changes require urgent attention
- Keep visit summaries, referrals and medication instructions
Simple care log
Keep original records together and use copies when you need to annotate, share or sort them.
- Provider and location
- Visit date and reason
- Symptoms reported
- Tests, treatment and instructions
- Follow-up appointment or referral
- Out-of-pocket payment or bill received
Why this matters
A consistent care log helps you follow instructions and match later records or bills to the correct visit.