lifesaving

American  

[lahyf-sayv-ing] / ˈlaɪfˌseɪv ɪŋ /

adjective

1. (especially of a medical treatment or facility) preventing deaths.

2. used in rescuing people who are in danger of drowning.

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noun

1. the work of rescuing people in danger of drowning.

Example Sentences

There wouldn’t be all those adventure stories and comic books and movies and TV shows with all their action and lifesaving going on if I was the only one, would there?

From Literature

Approvals can open the door for patients to get potentially lifesaving therapies, while lifting stocks of drugmakers by billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal

After the crash, Long Beach police officers tried to provide lifesaving measures and, without waiting for paramedics, rushed the toddler to a hospital in an effort to save her.

From Los Angeles Times

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