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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Deputies administered first aid at the scene, including applying tourniquets and a chest seal, until medics arrived, sheriff’s officials said.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Officers attempted to administer first aid to both victims until EMS arrived.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Officers attempted to administer first aid to both victims until EMS arrived.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for first aid
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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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