first aid

Emergency treatment administered to an injured or sick person before professional medical care is available.

first-aid (fûrst

) adj.

first aid

1. (Medicine)

a. immediate medical assistance given in an emergency

b. (as modifier) first-aid box

2. (Business / Commerce) (in Barbados) a small shop that sells domestic items after hours

first′ aid′
n.

treatment given before regular medical services can be obtained.

[1880–85]

first′-aid′, adj.

first′-aid′er, n.

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Noun

first aid - emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained

care, tending, attention, aid - the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

Translations

first aid n → pronto soccorso

first aid → إسعافات أولية první pomoc førstehjælp Erste Hilfe πρώτες βοήθειες primeros auxilios ensiapu premiers secours prva pomoć pronto soccorso 救急処置 응급 치료 eerstehulpverlening førstehjelp pierwsza pomoc primeiros socorros первая помощь första hjälpen การปฐมพยาบาลเบื้องต้น ilk yardım sơ cứu 急救

first aid

n. primeros auxilios; ___ kit → botiquín de ___.

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advocate
aid
aid station
allot
apply
atropine
attention
autoinjector
barefoot doctor
CARE
cockpit
corpsman
course
deal
deal out
dish out
dispense
distribute

If a disaster cannot be prevented, it is the telephone, usually, that brings first aid to the injured.

The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context

Christine, therefore, received the first aid of the one, while opening her eyes in the arms of the other.

The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context

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Firsov, Anatolii
Firsov, Anatolii Vasilevich
Firsov, Ivan
Firsov, Nikolai
Firsov, Nikolai Nikolaevich
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first
first
first
first
first
First 100 Days Consulting
First Abilene Federal Credit Union
First Action In Learning
First Action On Merits
First Actual American Insurance Company
First Admission Point
First Advantage
First Advertising Agency Network
First Affinity Financial
First Affirmative Financial Network
First Africa Oil Plc
First African Baptist Church
First African Bicycle Information Office
First African Petroleum Consortium
First African Structural Biology Conference
First Against the Wall
First Against the Wall When the Revolution Comes

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first aid 2
First Aid Approvals and Monitoring Section
First Aid at Work
First aid box
First Aid Case
First Aid Direct, Inc.
First Aid Employees
First Aid Fire Appliance
First Aid for Asthma
First Aid for Asthma
First Aid for Asthma
First Aid for Bleeding
First Aid for Bleeding
First Aid for Bleeding
First Aid Injury
First Aid Instruction and Safety Directions
First aid kit
First aid kit
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
first aid plant
first aid plant
first aid plant
First Aid Post
First Aid Short Term Emergency Response
First Aid squad
First Aid/Emergencies
First Aid/Emergencies
First Aid/Emergencies
First Aid/Medical Aid Station