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first aid

emergency first response medical treatment

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First aid is the immediate medical care given to a person who is injured or suddenly becomes ill, before professional medical help arrives. It matters because quick, proper treatment in these critical first moments can reduce pain, prevent complications, and sometimes save a person's life.

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2024 American Heart Association and American Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid.ReviewCirculation · 2024Hewett Brumberg EK, Douma MJ, Alibertis K et al.DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001281
Mapping the public first-aid training landscape: a scoping review.Disasters · 2020Heard CL, Pearce JM, Rogers MBDOI: 10.1111/disa.12406
First Aid: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations.Resuscitation · 2025Djärv T, Douma MJ, Carlson JN et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2025.110815
2020 International Consensus on First Aid Science With Treatment Recommendations.ReviewCirculation · 2020Singletary EM, Zideman DA, Bendall JC et al.DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000897
First Aid: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations.Circulation · 2025Djärv T, Douma MJ, Carlson JN et al.DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001358
Smartphone apps on burns first aid: A review of the advice.ReviewBurns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries · 2021Kilshaw AD, Jivan SDOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2020.04.022
Singapore First Aid Guidelines 2021.Singapore medical journal · 2021Zarisfi F, Pek JH, Oh JHH et al.DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2021112
[First Aid with Stroke].Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie · 2016Wallesch CWDOI: 10.1055/s-0042-101176

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The universal first aid symbol Skateboard fall resulting in a hand wound A US Navy corpsman gives first aid to an injured Iraqi citizen.

First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person with a medical emergency, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery until medical services arrive. First aid is generally performed by someone with basic medical or first response training. Mental health first aid is an extension of the concept of first aid to cover mental health, while psychological first aid is used as early treatment of people who are at risk for developing PTSD. Conflict first aid, focused on preservation and recovery of an individual's social or relationship well-being, is being piloted in Canada.