first aid
noun
emergency aid or treatment given to someone injured, suddenly ill, etc., before regular medical services arrive or can be reached.
first-aider
-
a word derived from
first aid.
Example Sentences
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The first-aider was then joined by a paramedic who confirmed Smith had died.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
There was additionally no Scout-accredited first-aider on the trip, after a senior leader failed to attend the event.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
The other thing that happens in faints is that someone nearby is a first-aider, and says you had a seizure.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2021
The best office operators have their own USP, but we already have a first-aider, a social secretary, and that woman who brings in Reese’s Pieces every time she visits her daughter in Florida.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2015
In good time, after an interval so long that it seemed endless to the despairing first-aider, the breath came back into the reluctant lungs.
From The Real Man by Lynde, Francis
