life-saving procedures
Critical medical techniques
Medical interventions performed to prevent death in emergencies.
The term covers techniques like CPR, controlling severe bleeding, clearing blocked airways, and using a defibrillator.
In hospitals, it extends to surgery, ventilation, and other urgent treatments.
The paramedics performed life-saving procedures at the scene.
Sometimes called lifesaving procedures without the hyphen.
- appendectomySurgery removing vestigial organ
- CPREmergency revival technique
- mouth to mouthEmergency artificial respiration method
- defibrillationElectric cardiac rhythm reset
- cardiac arrestAbrupt cessation of circulation
crash cart · vaccination · search and rescue operations · thoracotomy · emergency C-section · intubation · emergency evacuation plans · first aid kit · craniotomy · organ transplantation · cesarean section · oxygen therapy · life support · rescue breathing · health screenings · laparotomy · chest compressions · immunotherapy
life-saving procedureseuthanasia
Deliberate death for relief
assisted suicide · physician-assisted death · lethal injection · mercy killing · hospice care
life-saving procedureswithdrawal of care
Ceasing medical treatment intentionally
do not resuscitate · DNR orders · hospice care · passive euthanasia · letting nature take its course
saving, lived, living, liveliness, lifelong, lifeless, lifetime, lifelike, lifeline