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 girl was administered first aid and transported to an area hospital in serious condition. —

Lauren Minore, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024 Police rendered first aid at the scene before the man was taken to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. —

Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024 Vestas’ training covers best practices for the turbine’s electrical equipment, technical procedures like bolt torque and tensioning, as well as first aid and safety protocols. —

Morgan Smith, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024 Najjar and his team administered first aid, laying out the wounded on tarps in the sand. —

Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for first aid