first aid (redirected from Medical attention)

first aid (furst ād) emergency care and treatment of an injured or ill person before complete medical and surgical treatment can be secured.

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first aid

n.

Emergency treatment administered to an injured or sick person before professional medical care is available.

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first-aid adj.

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first aid [ferst´ ād´]

1. emergency care and treatment of an injured or ill person before complete medical and surgical treatment can be secured.

2. in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as providing initial care of a minor injury.

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first aid,

n the immediate care that is given to an injured or ill person before treatment by medically trained personnel.

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first aid

emergency care and treatment of an injured patient before complete medical and surgical treatment can be secured.