lifesaving
Americanadjective
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(especially of a medical treatment or facility) preventing deaths.
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used in rescuing people who are in danger of drowning.
noun
Example Sentences
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Paramedics began performing lifesaving measures at 3:22 a.m.;
From Los Angeles Times
Vice Admiral Thomas Allan told lawmakers that going a few days without funding would mean about 56,000 workers going without pay, leading the agency to suspend missions that were not critical or lifesaving.
From BBC
That is expected to allow critical, lifesaving emergency operations to continue even though federal funding has lapsed.
The estimates were based in part on the lifesaving effects of USAID’s past work on food security, HIV treatment, medical care and other services.
From Los Angeles Times
The ski patrol handed over lifesaving duties to the Truckee Fire Department, according to the Sun.
From Los Angeles Times
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