medikit n.

a small collection of equipment and supplies used for emergency medical treatment, a first-aid kit; (also) a device providing automated medical functions

  • [1951 Hospital Topics & Buyer’s Guide Apr. 36/1 page image

    Medkit, a physician’s bag, offers finger-tip arrangement of materials. Ten glass vials for pills, etc. are held to the under side of the top lid…. Hinged self-locking front lid swings down to give easy access to five drawers.]

  • 1952 J. Merril Whoever You Are in Startling Stories Dec. 67/1 page image Judith Merril bibliography

    He made a routine extra check of his equipment: tank, jetter, axe, welder, magnograpple, mechitape recorder, (no radio in an insul-suit), knife, gun, signal mirror, medikit.

  • 1963 P. Anderson Homo Aquaticus in Amazing Stories Sept. 12/2 page image Poul Anderson bibliography

    ‘Equipment check,’ he said, and went down the list: fulgurator, communication bracelet, energy compass, medikit—‘My God…you think we were going on a year’s trek and separately at that.’

  • 1966 J. DeCles Forgive Us Our Debtors in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 78/1 page image Jon DeCles bibliography

    The medikit strapped to Patrick’s arm continually worked to offset the poisons injected by the thorn bushes.

  • 1974 M. A. Bartter The Eggs of Eden in Galaxy Science Fiction Dec. 114/2 page image M. A. Bartter bibliography

    By the time Nadi was up and around again, it was obvious that Rose and Tami were already pregnant. Nothing in the medikit would act as a chemical abortifacient, and Nadi swore she hadn’t the training to interfere surgically.

  • 1979 A. C. Clarke The Fountains of Paradise 248 page image Arthur C. Clarke bibliography

    And here’s food and water for three days. That should be plenty. The transporter from 10K should be here tomorrow. As for the Medikit—I hope you won’t need that at all.

  • 1987 D. Beason The Man I'll Never Be in Amazing Stories May 113 page image Doug Beason bibliography

    The corporal broke open a medikit and started wrapping the President’s wound, then moved to Krandel after he finished. Sporadic gunfire continued outside.

  • 2000 R. Garcia y Robertson Bird Herding in Fantasy & Science Fiction May 118 page image R. Garcia y Robertson bibliography

    Despite the light gravity, and the kick of his boots, he felt his body slowing. Lungs labored in the kiln-like air. Thighs ached from hours of riding. Total collapse loomed. He told his medikit to take away the pain.

  • 2019 C. J. Anders City in the Middle of the Night vi. 295 Charlie Jane Anders bibliography

    They’ve shown me what they’re planning, and I won’t let them. I still have the medi-kit, and I can take all my palliatives at once. I won’t let go of my humanity.

Research requirements

antedating 1952
Earliest cite

Judith Merril, in Startling Stories
Research History
Re-suggested by Jacek Dobrzyniecki, who also submitted a number of cites.

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