Question of the Day #697

Nassau Bill Would Make First Responders A Protected Class

From the headline of this article at Patch.com.

上記の文で、first responderの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "first responder" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

ファースト・レスポンダー、第一［初期］対応者◆災害や事故による負傷者に対して、最初に対応する人（救助隊・救急隊・消防隊・警察など）

日本では、一般的に「第一［初期］対応者」という言い方はしませんが、今では米国でfirst responderは普通に使用される言い方です。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a person (such as a police officer or an EMT) who is among those responsible for going immediately to the scene of an accident or emergency to provide assistance

語源

Merriam-Websterによると、

first responderが初めて使用されたのは、1970年。

Etymology

According to Merriam-Webster,

First Known Use of first responder:
1970

Examples

• First responders like paramedics and firefighters could be entering areas of very dangerous radiation.
• 911 tapes can reveal a great deal about what happens when police and first responders get called.
• The first ten minutes of Rebuilding Paradise are dispatches from hell, consisting only of footage shot by citizens and first responders while a firestorm from the 2018 Camp Fire raged through Paradise, California.
  'REBUILDING PARADISE' IS A PORTRAIT OF RESILIENCE|ERIN BERGER|NOVEMBER 19, 2020|OUTSIDE ONLINE
• Thursday, the body of one of a first responder's daughter was discovered among the ruins. — Dr. Jacinta Leyden, ABC News, 3 July 2021
• Each uniformed participant will carry the name and photo of a a fallen first responder or flight crew member, according to the department. — Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 22 June 2021

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