first aid

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   emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained

   Broadercare

Questions about first aid

What does first aid mean?

first aid means "emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained".

Is first aid a common word?

first aid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.