first-aid skills

noun
UK /ˌfɜːstˈeɪd skɪlz/
US /ˌfɜːrstˈeɪd skɪlz/

First-aid skills are the simple things you learn to help someone who is hurt.

She used her first-aid skills to put a bandage on her friend's scraped knee.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The ability to clean and cover a small cut or scrape.

His first-aid skills helped him clean the cut on his hand.

3. Knowing what to do when someone faints or gets hurt.

The teacher's first-aid skills kept everyone calm when the boy fell.

4. Training in basic steps to help a sick or injured person until help arrives.

The class teaches first-aid skills like calling for help and staying safe.