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Descriptor English: First Aid
Descriptor Spanish: Primeros Auxilios
Descriptor primeros auxilios
Scope note: Cuidados inmediatos temporales, realizados en el lugar, a las víctimas de un accidente o de enfermedades imprevistas para prevenir complicaciones, aminorar el sufrimiento y sostener la vida hasta que se obtenga un servicio competente o un médico. (Traducción libre del original: Material II - IDNDR, 1992)
Descriptor Portuguese: Primeiros Socorros
Descriptor French: Premiers secours
Entry term(s): Aid, First
Aids, First
First Aids
Tree number(s): E02.365.305
SP8.570.747.231.830.219
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005392
Scope note: Emergency care or treatment given to a person who suddenly becomes ill or injured before full medical services become available.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Related: Wounds and Injuries MeSH
DeCS ID: 5527
Unique ID: D005392
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/07/06
First Aid - Preferred
Concept UI M0008514
Scope note Emergency care or treatment given to a person who suddenly becomes ill or injured before full medical services become available.
Preferred term First Aid
Entry term(s) Aid, First
Aids, First
First Aids



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