LIFESUPPORT

Life support

Life support refers to the emergency treatments and techniques performed in an emergency situation in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. Healthcare providers and emergency medical technicians are generally certified to perform basic and advanced life support procedures, however basic life support is sometimes provided at the scene of an emergency by family members or bystanders before emergency services arrive. In the case of cardiac injuries, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is initiated by bystanders or family members 25% of the time. Basic life support techniques such as performing CPR on a victim of cardiac arrest can double or ...

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Life Support

Life Support is a 2007 American film starring Queen Latifah. It is loosely based on the real life story of Ana Wallace, an HIV-positive woman.

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life support

Noun

  1. An artificial system designed to provide oxygen in an environment that lacks oxygen.
  2. A machine that keeps the body of an ill or injured person alive.
  3. Means of sustaining existence or continuation of something, usually in an artificial manner when it should have changed or terminated in its natural environment.


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