[Ads-l] Antedating of "First Responder"

[Shapiro, Fred]

first responder (OED 1975)

1973 Boston Globe 12 Aug. 37
"…any police or fireman who staff a 'dual-purpose' vehicle would have to be trained to offer 'first-responder' care — that is, to stabilize a patient until more sophisticated help arrived."
NOTE: This antedating was apparently found by Ken Liss.
Fred Shapiro


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