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

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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

応急手当(おうきゅうてあて)をする: to give first aid
応急手当(おうきゅうてあて)の方法(ほうほう): first-aid methods

SIMILAR WORDS:

応急処置(おうきゅうしょち): emergency measures — near-synonym, slightly more formal and also used for objects/machines
手当(てあて): treatment — the general word for medical care of a wound

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