first aid
noun
: emergency care or treatment given to an ill or injured person before regular medical aid can be obtained
Examples of first aid in a Sentence
She gave him first aid for his sprained ankle.
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Police responding to a report of shots fired found Williams, who had been shot multiple times in the left side of his body and was receiving first aid from an off-duty medical professional.
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Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Police responding to a report of shots fired found Williams, who had been shot multiple times in the left side of his body and was receiving first aid from an off-duty medical professional.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Police provided first aid until crews from the DeKalb County Fire Department and DeKalb AMR arrived and took over life-saving efforts.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
As helpful as the laxatives may be during the Artemis II mission, Bunger hopes their inclusion in the first aid kit has wider ramifications for everyone, not only astronauts.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for first aid
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“First aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20aid. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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first aid
noun
: emergency care or treatment given to an ill or injured person before regular medical aid can be obtained
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