emergency

First Aid

応急処置 (ōkyū shochi)

First aid is immediate basic medical care given to an injured or ill person before professional help arrives. In Japan, local fire departments offer free first aid training courses to residents. Public spaces widely stock AEDs for cardiac emergencies. Knowing how to call 119, describe your location in Japanese, and perform CPR or the Heimlich maneuver can be life-saving in the critical minutes before paramedics reach the scene.

Japan's fire departments run regular public first-aid courses, and AED locations are registered in a nationwide searchable database available via smartphone apps.

In 9 languages

Language	Term
English	First Aid
Japanese (日本語)	応急処置
Chinese (中文)	急救
Korean (한국어)	응급처치
Portuguese	Primeiros socorros
Spanish	Primeros auxilios
Filipino	Unang lunas
Thai	การปฐมพยาบาล
Vietnamese	Sơ cứu
Romanization	ōkyū shochi

Related terms

• Bleeding 出血
• Ambulance 救急車
• Cardiac Arrest 心停止
• Unconsciousness 意識不明
• Choking 窒息
• Triage トリアージ

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