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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She gave him first aid for his sprained ankle.
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Officers provided Linton with first aid before he was taken to Stamford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:26 p.m.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
The grant also supported youth mental health first aid training for adults and teen mental health first aid training for high school students.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Oddly, only Garner’s Charlotte seems to have any instinct for firearms, first aid and auto repair.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Connors, a social worker in the psychiatry division at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital, specializes in psychological first aid, which includes helping communities, families, and children who have experienced traumatic mass events.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
The grant also supported youth mental health first aid training for adults and teen mental health first aid training for high school students.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Oddly, only Garner’s Charlotte seems to have any instinct for firearms, first aid and auto repair.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Connors, a social worker in the psychiatry division at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital, specializes in psychological first aid, which includes helping communities, families, and children who have experienced traumatic mass events.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 13 Jan. 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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