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life-threatening

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Adj.1.life-threatening - causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
grievous, dangerous, grave, serious, severe
critical - being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage"
life-threatening
adjective fatal, deathly, deadly, lethal, dangerous, critical, disastrous, toxic, destructive, harmful, hazardous, poisonous, malignant This approach is potentially life-threatening to patients.


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The high mortality for AMI is usually a result of life-threatening arrhythmias that occur commonly within the first hours after the onset of symptoms; and from myocardial damage.
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``We anticipate a very dramatic improvement in responding to emergency, life-threatening calls,'' Police Chief William Bratton said at his monthly news conference.
LIGHTS-AND-SIREN RESPONSES SPEEDING UP POLICE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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