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1. Withdrawal of Life Support Systems is More Common Than Public May Think; It Happens Millions of Times Each Year.
...to the use of feeding tubes and life support systems for unconscious patients...are caused by the withdrawal of life support systems, which a new Harris Poll...cases, the person had been on a life support system. What may be more surprising...
April 21, 2005; PR Newswire

2. LIFE SUPPORT MISSION MOTTO SAYS IT ALL: 'YOUR LIFE IS OUR BUSINESS'
...shadows behind every aircrew stands a life support team. These Airmen typically don...Sgt. Jessica McCormick, a KC-135 life support journeyman assigned to the 340th...Refueling Squadron, said the role of life support is significant for many reasons...
April 28, 2006; US Fed News Service, Including US State News

3. Withholding/withdrawal of life support in trauma patients: Is there an age bias?
...withholding/withdrawal (WH/WD) of life support in trauma patients and to determine whether WDIWH of life support is used more frequently in elderly...52 young patients) with WH/WD of life support after injury. Our main outcome...
February 1, 2002; The American Surgeon

4. Common questions about withdrawal of life support.
Common Questions About Withdrawal of Life Support The case of William Drabick in...several common questions about life support. The Drabick court concluded that...is usually not necessary before life support is withdrawn; that formal legal...
January 1, 1989; American Family Physician

5. Carleton Life Support Systems Selects NexPrise to Efficiently Manage Projects; NexPrise Action Item Manager Will Allow Aviation Life-Support Systems Manufacturer to Reduce Project Cycle Time.
...today announced that Carleton Life Support Systems has selected NexPrise Action...its ability to deliver the right life-support systems at the right time to its customers. Carleton Life Support Systems designs and manufactures...
January 9, 2004; PR Newswire

6. Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Believe It Is Time to Take Terri Schiavo Off of Life-Support; Americans Show Their Support for the Husband; National Survey Also Shows That Only One in Five Have Prepared a Living Will, a Legal Document That Lets You Decide Whether or Not to Be Kept on Life Support.
...decide whether or not to be kept on life support if one is permanently unconscious...the Florida woman who remains on life-support despite objections from her husband...sband's wishes to remove his wife from life-support. Only 20.3 percent of respondents...
August 3, 2004; PR Newswire

7. life-support
life-support Given that the heart is beating, and...virtue of medical technology. ‘Life-support’ describes any continuing medical...intervention. The commonest forms of life-support are mechanical artificial ventilation...
January 1, 2001; The Oxford Companion to the Body

8. Boeing Completes Safety-of-Flight Testing of Life-Support System for F-22 Fighter Pilots
...safety-of-flight testing of the life-support system to be worn by pilots during...fighter flight-test program. The F-22 life-support system will deliver superior performance...a truly innovative, integrated life-support concept that provides F-22 pilots...
May 22, 1997; PR Newswire

9. Abused baby girl dies after court ends life support DA repeats intention to charge mother of infant with homicide
...violently died Monday night after her life support was withdrawn. The mother was expected to be with the child when her life support was discontinued, according to...the doctor removed the child's life support. Children's Court Judge Thomas...
November 10, 1998; The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

10. Scientists conduct life support research for living on Mars
Scientists conduct life support research for living on Mars BEIJING...doing ground-based experiments on life support systems so that humans can explore...simulates a four person sustainable life support system designed for Mars. Nelson...
July 21, 2006; Xinhua News Agency