FIRST AID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does first aid mean? 

• FIRST AID (noun)
  The noun FIRST AID has 1 sense:

1. emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained

  Familiarity information: FIRST AID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRST AID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("first aid" is a kind of...):

aid; attention; care; tending (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something)

 Context examples 

It is important to have a first aid kit available.

(First Aid, NIH)

Severe bleeding may require first aid or a trip to the emergency room.

(Bleeding, NIH)

The caregiver's training should involve: • Knowledge of how young children learn and grow • Positive, consistent discipline • Knowledge of the signs that a child is sick • Cleanliness and safety practices to help keep kids from getting sick or hurt • Basic first aid

(Child Care, NIH)