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In case of injury or other incident, try to stay calm and assess your situation. If anyone with you is injured remember ‘ABC’ – airway, breathing, circulation (signs of life, blood loss). Make any casualties warm and comfortable and place any unconscious casualties in the recovery position. Try to ascertain your exact position on the map and consider your options for finding shelter, staying put or seeking help. Remember that it may take an emergency team some time to reach you. If you decide to call for help, call 999 and ask for both Police and Ambulance. Be ready to give the location of the incident (grid references, map sheet number, name of the area and description of the terrain), any injuries and names of casualties. Be prepared to supply the numbers of any phones carried by the party; describe the nature and time of the incident and weather conditions at the incident site, equipment at the site, including warm clothing and shelter, distinguishing features and markers at the site, and the location from which you are phoning if different from the incident site.