first aidnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌfɜːst ˈeɪd/us/ˌfɝːst ˈeɪd/basic medical treatment that is given to someone as soon as possible after they have been hurt in an accident or suddenly become ill:
Did you learn any first aid at school?
first-aid equipment
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical treatment: general words
- bath
- first-aider
- general practice
- gynaecological
- irradiation
- med
- medical
- medicine
- modality
- muti
- non-surgical
- orthopaedic
- painkiller
- quackery
- reconstructive
- restorative
- soothing
- stretcher sb off
- surgically
- telemedicine
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