lifesaving
Preventing someone's death
Lifesaving refers to the rescue of people from drowning or other life-threatening situations, or to techniques and equipment used for this purpose: lifesaving training, lifesaving equipment.
As an adjective, it describes anything that preserves life: lifesaving surgery, a lifesaving donation.
The word often appears hyperbolically: That coffee was lifesaving.
Emergency revival technique
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
triage · trauma · airway · Heimlich · 911 · stabilize · ER · hemorrhage
Attestation of qualification
- simulationImitation of real processes
- manikinHuman-shaped display form
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- drillsRepetitive training routines
scenario · instruction · recertification · skills · assessment · instructor · refresher · hands-on
Boldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- valorCourage in danger
rescue · intervention · gallantry · altruism · quick-thinking · split-second · instinct · medal
Heart-shocking medical device
- lifejacketBuoyant vest for water
- AEDAutomated shock device
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- EpiPenBrand-name anaphylaxis injector
stretcher · splint · bandage · seatbelt · airbag · helmet · harness
Death by water inhalation
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- lifejacketBuoyant vest for water
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- swimmerOne who moves through water
riptide · currents · pool · ocean · beach · whistle · watchtower
Long-distance triathlon competitor
- paddleboardWatercraft propelled standing
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- championshipsTitle-deciding competitions
- NippersInformal term for children
Invasive medical procedure
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
ventilator · intensive-care · surgeon · bypass · pacemaker · antidote · insulin · antivenin
CPR
Emergency revival technique
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
ambulance · triage · trauma · airway · Heimlich · 911 · stabilize · ER · hemorrhage · anaphylaxis
certification
Attestation of qualification
- simulationImitation of real processes
- manikinHuman-shaped display form
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
drills · scenario · instruction · recertification · skills · assessment · instructor · refresher · hands-on · protocol
bravery
Boldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
valor · rescue · intervention · gallantry · altruism · quick-thinking · split-second · instinct · medal · commendation
defibrillator
Heart-shocking medical device
- lifejacketBuoyant vest for water
- AEDAutomated shock device
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
EpiPen · stretcher · splint · bandage · seatbelt · airbag · helmet · harness
drowning
Death by water inhalation
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- lifejacketBuoyant vest for water
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
swimmer · riptide · currents · pool · ocean · beach · whistle · watchtower
ironman
Long-distance triathlon competitor
- paddleboardWatercraft propelled standing
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- championshipsTitle-deciding competitions
Nippers · competition · medley · endurance
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
chemotherapy · ventilator · intensive-care · surgeon · bypass · pacemaker · antidote · insulin · antivenin · radiation
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
- emergency medicalemergency room, ambulance, EMS, ER, EMT
- Scoutingbadges, scout, Boy Scouts, campfires, scouts
- Braveryrescue, self-sacrifice, defending the weak, facing danger, battlefield valor
- emergency help911, ambulance, EMT, paramedic, paramedics
- lifeguardingrescue tube, rescue buoy, CPR, first aid kit, water rescue
lifesavinglethal
Causing or capable of death
deadly · life-threatening · fatal · killing · murderous
lifesavingharmful
Causing damage or injury
injurious · destructive · damaging · dangerous · hazardous
lifesavingabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
neglect · inaction · neglectful · nonintervention · indifference
life, saving, live, save, alive, savior, salvage, preservation, lifesaver