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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He was taken to a hospital after receiving first aid, according to police.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
After hospital staff removed the taser prongs and provided first aid, Shipp was transported to Boston Municipal Court for his previous warrants.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
And there are first aid tents set up throughout the event grounds.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Officers found the injured man in the backyard and provided first aid until paramedics arrived and transported him to a hospital to be treated.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
After hospital staff removed the taser prongs and provided first aid, Shipp was transported to Boston Municipal Court for his previous warrants.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
And there are first aid tents set up throughout the event grounds.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Officers found the injured man in the backyard and provided first aid until paramedics arrived and transported him to a hospital to be treated.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 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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