first aid

Noun

Meaning

emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

CPR treatment care assistance regime band aid emergency medicine primary care aid station dressing station medical care medical treatment medical attention emergency treatment aid kit
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Antonyms

disease blight damage opposition injury disorder
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Hypernyms

attention care aid tending

Examples

Take some time to learn first aid and CPR. It saves lives, and it works. Bobby Sherman

For the first week of the Sian events I was a first aid worker in the streets of Sian. Agnes Smedley

In the last 5 years I've been working with the LAPD, training police officers in first aid and CPR. Bobby Sherman

According to the report it is common to have passengers falling ill on planes and cabin crew are trained in basic first aid. Source: Internet

According to him, the psychological first aid is listening to the problem of a caller and trying to nip his problem in the bud. Source: Internet

Aims The key aims of first aid can be summarised in three key points, sometimes known as 'the three P's':- citation * Preserve life: the overriding aim of all medical care which includes first aid, is to save lives and minimize the threat of death. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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