Short answer: For anything serious, such as heavy bleeding, a crush injury, a possible fracture, burns or a suspected exposure to a hazardous material, call emergency services at once and give first aid within your training, and for smaller cuts clean and cover the wound and seek medical advice if it is deep, dirty or the person's tetanus protection is out of date.
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Call emergency services straight away, and do not move someone with a possible spinal or crush injury unless they are in immediate danger.
Minor cuts
Wash with clean water, apply pressure to stop bleeding, cover the wound and watch for signs of infection.
Be prepared
A basic first aid kit and a phone with signal should always be on hand when you are working with scrap.
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