first aid

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

Origin of first aid

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Other words from first aid

  • first-aid, adjective
  • first-aider, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for first aid

first aid

noun
    • immediate medical assistance given in an emergency

    • (as modifier): first-aid box

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

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