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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The volunteers and employees donned gloves, fetched an expert in first aid, and said a prayer, the affidavit said, opening the backpack to find that it had been stuffed with a pillow.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
They were treated with first aid before being removed to Maimonides Hospital, were all are expected to survive.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The volunteers and employees donned gloves, fetched an expert in first aid, and said a prayer, the affidavit said, opening the backpack to find that it had been stuffed with a pillow.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The American Veterinary Medical Association offers tips on its website about first aid.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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“First aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20aid. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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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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