応急手当(おうきゅうてあて)

おうきゅうてあて
noun
emergency first aid; first-aid treatment
medicalhealth
1. emergency first aid; first-aid treatment
Immediate, temporary care given to an injured or sick person on the spot, before a doctor or ambulance takes over. Includes stopping bleeding, bandaging, and cooling burns.
傷(きず)に応急手当(おうきゅうてあて)をした。
I gave first aid to the wound.
けが人(にん)に応急手当(おうきゅうてあて)をしてから、病院(びょういん)へ運(はこ)んだ。
We gave the injured person first aid and then took them to the hospital.
やけどをしたら、まず冷(ひ)やすのが正(ただ)しい応急手当(おうきゅうてあて)だ。
If you get burned, cooling it first is the correct first-aid treatment.

"応急(おうきゅう)" (emergency, stopgap) + "手当(てあて)" (treatment). Refers to temporary on-the-spot care, not full medical treatment. Also written 応急処置(おうきゅうしょち). Takes する: 応急手当(おうきゅうてあて)をする.

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Compare: 応急処置(おうきゅうしょち) (emergency measures)
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Added 2026.7.18 6:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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