of or pertaining to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing, or that allow humans to function within a hostile environment, as outer space or ocean depths.
Barrister Michael Mylonas QC, who led Alder Hey's legal team, said it had never been suggested that Alfie would die as soon as life-support treatment stopped.
The infant had been at the centre of a legal battle over how long he should receive life-support treatment, and with his parents wanting to take him to America for experimental treatment.
SOLICITORS representing a couple whose baby son was at the centre of a life-support treatment dispute will not say whether they have launched an appeal against a High Court judge's ruling.
Otherwise, unlawfully subjecting a corpse to intrusions by life-support mechanisms could be regarded as the crime of violating a corpse in South African law.
Mark Shepard, 28, from Widnes, was visiting the Canary Island with friends when he fell and sustained a serious head injury which has left him on a life-support machine.
As a consequence, many patients who had limitation of life support after 0800 h and died or were discharged from ICU before 0800 h the following day may not have been coded as having limitation of life-support. Furthermore, the definition of limitations in life support is very variable among different health care professionals (3,4).
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.