first aid

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noun

emergency aid or treatment given to someone injured, suddenly ill, etc., before regular medical services arrive or can be reached.

Nearby words

firn line, firnification, firozabad, firry, first, first aid, first amendment, first and foremost, first and last, first axiom of countability, first balkan war

Origin of first aid

First recorded in 1880–85

Related formsfirst-aid, adjectivefirst-aid·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for first aid

My only real expenses have been things like first-aid kits, water-purification tablets, batteries, walkie talkies and the like.
How to Prepare for December 21, 2012? Preppers Weigh In|Andrew Carter|December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The marathon is a 26-mile-long feeding, hydrating, first-aid, and security system.
New York City Marathon Would Have Been a Logistical Nightmare|Daniel Gross|November 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He had lost considerable blood by the time the first-aid team was able to get him out and apply a tourniquet.
The Scarlet Lake Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
Even Vee was busy with a first-aid class, learnin' how to tie bandages and put on splints.
The House of Torchy|Sewell Ford

The wound in his back was given some attention at a first-aid station behind the line.
The Iron Ration|George Abel Schreiner
It should not be used as an immediate or first-aid remedy for fear it may become associated with a most distressing memory.
The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book|Various
Ahead of us the trench twisted, and an arrow pointed to a first-aid dressing-station.
With the French in France and Salonika|Richard Harding Davis

British Dictionary definitions for first aid

first aid

noun

immediate medical assistance given in an emergency
(as modifier)first-aid box

(in Barbados) a small shop that sells domestic items after hours

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Medicine definitions for first aid

first aid

n.

Emergency treatment administered to an injured or sick person before professional medical care is available.

Related formsfirst′-aid′ adj.

first aid

noun

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first aid

noun

Medicine definitions for first aid

first aid

n.