advanced life support

Advanced life support refers to emergency medical interventions that go beyond basic first aid, typically involving invasive procedures, medications, and specialized equipment to sustain or restore life.

In emergency medicine, ALS includes techniques like cardiac monitoring, defibrillation, intravenous drug administration, and advanced airway management performed by paramedics or physicians.

The patient required advanced life support en route to the hospital.

The term also applies in aerospace contexts to sophisticated systems that maintain human survival in hostile environments like spacecraft.