first aid
noun
emergency aid or treatment given to someone injured, suddenly ill, etc., before regular medical services arrive or can be reached.
Origin of first aid
First recorded in 1880–85
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Contemporary Examples of first aid
My only real expenses have been things like first-aid kits, water-purification tablets, batteries, walkie talkies and the like.
The marathon is a 26-mile-long feeding, hydrating, first-aid, and security system.
Historical Examples of first aid
He put one arm, still with the bandages of the first-aid men, about the girl.
Two Thousand Miles BelowCharles Willard Diffin
Jed arrived with first-aid stuff, and I set to work, Jed helping.
Pluck on the Long TrailEdwin L. Sabin
He didn't look at us, and he hadn't touched the first-aid stuff on the rock.
Pluck on the Long TrailEdwin L. Sabin
They are unarmed, but equipped with first-aid kits and stretchers.
The Emma GeesHerbert Wes McBride
And we can haul out a lot of grub, and a first-aid kit and such.
David Lannarck, MidgetGeorge S. Harney
first aid
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