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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.

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Origin of first aid

First recorded in 1880–85

OTHER WORDS FROM first aid

first-aid, adjectivefirst-aider, noun

Words nearby first aid

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How to use first aid in a sentence

In addition, visitors should pack plenty of layers, a personal first aid kit, and food for the day.
The Ultimate Channel Islands National Park Travel Guide|Shawnté Salabert|June 23, 2021|Outside Online
They also made a mini oxygen mask with first aid tape, and a baby-size beanie out of one passenger’s worn Reebok sock.
Woman who didn’t know she was pregnant delivered a preterm baby midflight. NICU nurses happened to be onboard.|Sydney Page|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
Between the time of Stanberry’s accident and Young’s death, more than 50 people were injured at the hub seriously enough to require treatment beyond first aid, according to the OSHA logs.
A Temp Worker Died on the Job After FedEx Didn’t Fix a Known Hazard. The Fine: $7,000.|by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism|December 23, 2020|ProPublica
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
Forerunner of the many first-aid classes to come was that hour of Mabel's, and made memorable by one thing she said.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Here I was given a first-aid dressing and immediately after carried away to an old-fashioned village behind the lines.
Private Peat|Harold R. Peat
As she left for the first-aid cabinet, Houston thought bleakly to himself: Harris was framed.
The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
Their wounds—three, four, or five days old—have yet received no attention save the primitive first-aid of the battlefield.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915|Various
Instead, he carried several canteens of water and his blouse was stuffed with first-aid bandages.
The Children of France|Ruth Royce

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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