Emergencies · Health
life-threatening
likely to cause death
A life-threatening condition could cause someone to die.
This vs that
The condition is life-threatening.
The condition is serious.
Hear it in real life
Is the infection life-threatening?
It can be if it isn't treated quickly.
The doctors said his injuries were serious but not life-threatening.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Life-threatening' is the normal clear phrase in everyday medical conversations.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: This injury is threaten life.
Say: This injury is life-threatening.
Use the compound adjective 'life-threatening' after 'is'.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
a life-threatening condition/injury/illness; be life-threatening
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about emergencies.
call for help
Call for help if anyone is trapped inside.
get to safety
Everyone managed to get to safety.
Emergencies words
Health · Emergencies: the words around “life-threatening”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
It could be life-threatening if we leave it untreated.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
life-threatening
likely to cause death
“The doctors said his injuries were serious but not life-threatening.”
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