life-saving
Keeping someone alive
Life-saving describes something that prevents death or preserves life: life-saving surgery, life-saving medication, a life-saving donation of blood.
The term applies to medical interventions, rescue techniques, and safety equipment.
As a noun, lifesaving refers to the practice of rescuing people from drowning or other emergencies.
Save from harm
- CPREmergency revival technique
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
911 · resuscitation · evacuation · triage · crisis · survival · disaster · accident
Move tissue between bodies
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
chemotherapy · dialysis · ventilator · antibiotics · bypass · pacemaker · immunotherapy · angioplasty
Boldness before danger
- rescueSave from harm
- courageFortitude facing danger
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
lifeguard · guardian · protector · valor · altruism · medal · commendation · quick-thinking
Of supreme importance
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- indispensableUtterly required, irreplaceable
- necessaryIndispensable, cannot omit
urgent · imperative · pivotal · paramount · fundamental · decisive · lifeline · make-or-break
rescue
Save from harm
- CPREmergency revival technique
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
ambulance · 911 · resuscitation · evacuation · triage · crisis · survival · disaster · accident · drowning
transplant
Move tissue between bodies
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
vaccine · chemotherapy · dialysis · ventilator · antibiotics · bypass · pacemaker · immunotherapy · angioplasty · epinephrine
bravery
Boldness before danger
- rescueSave from harm
- courageFortitude facing danger
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
sacrifice · lifeguard · guardian · protector · valor · altruism · medal · commendation · quick-thinking · intervention
crucial
Of supreme importance
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- indispensableUtterly required, irreplaceable
necessary · urgent · imperative · pivotal · paramount · fundamental · decisive · lifeline · make-or-break · game-changing
- Coast Guard trainingboot camp, seamanship, navigation skills, water survival, swim training
- close callsclose call, near miss, narrow escape, close shave, nick of time
life-savingdeadly
Able to cause expiration
lethal · fatal · life-threatening · killing · murderous
life-savingtrivial
Lacking significance or weight
cosmetic · inconsequential · superficial · frivolous · unimportant