First Aid

Immediate emergency care given to an injured individual while waiting for an ambulance or private physician to arrive on-scene.^[1] First aid is not a substitute for proper diagnosis and treatment. First aid is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to self-care, i.e. if you get a small cut, (such as a paper cut), wash out and bandage.

1. ↑ 1.1:Definition of First Aid https://cpr.heart.org/en/resuscitation-science/first-aid-guidelines/first-aid