first aid
emergency aid or treatment given to someone injured, suddenly ill, etc., before regular medical services arrive or can be reached.
Origin of first aid
1Other words from first aid
- first-aid, adjective
- first-aider, noun
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How to use first aid in a sentence
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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTForerunner 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 RinehartHere I was given a first-aid dressing and immediately after carried away to an old-fashioned village behind the lines.
Private Peat | Harold R. PeatAs 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.
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
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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