Life support (disambiguation)

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Life support is a set of therapies for preserving a patient's life when essential body systems are not functioning sufficiently to sustain life.

Life support may also refer to:

• Advanced cardiac life support, urgent treatment for life-threatening emergencies
• Basic life support, prehospital care provided by trained responders
• Life support (aviation), the field centered on ensuring the safety of aircrew
• Life-support system, the technologies used in human spaceflight, saturation diving and crewed submersibles