Life Support

Critical Care
(MEDLINEplus)
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https://medlineplus.gov/criticalcare.html
Critical Care
(Society of Critical Care Medicine)
Gives a definition of life support, discusses the different types of life support measures, and provides other resources to find more information.
https://www.sccm.org/MyICUCare/Home
Understand Life Support Measures
(Cleveland Clinic)
Discusses life support measures and gives summaries on the most-known methods of life support.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/12362-life-support-measure
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