Life saver may refer to:
Life saving
*A person who participates in
lifesaving
Lifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid. It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue; however, it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services. ...
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Lifebuoy
A lifebuoy is a life-saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in water, to provide buoyancy and prevent drowning. Some modern lifebuoys are fitted with one or more seawater-activated lights, to aid rescue at night.
Other names
Other nam ...
, a buoy designed to be thrown to a person in the water to provide buoyancy and prevent drowning
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Personal flotation device
A personal flotation device (PFD; also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid or flotation suit) is a flotation device in the form of a vest or suite that is worn by a ...
, a piece of equipment worn to keep the wearer afloat
Music
Songs
*"Life Saver", a song by Chicago from their album ''
Chicago VII
''Chicago VII'' is the sixth studio album (seventh overall) by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1974. It is notable for being their first double album of new material since 1971's ''Chicago III'' and remains their final studio rel ...
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*"Lifesaver" (song), a 2004 song by
Emiliana Torrini
Emiliana is a feminine name of Italian origin. It can refer to:
As a given name
* Emiliana of Trasilla and Emiliana, Catholic saints
* Emilíana Torrini (born 1977), Icelandic singer
As a surname
* Cesare Emiliani (1922–1995), Italian-Amer ...
*"Lifesaver", a song from Guru's 1995 album, ''
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality''
*"Lifesaver", a song by Finnish band
Sunrise Avenue
Sunrise Avenue was a Finnish rock band originally formed in 2002 in Helsinki, Finland. In the early days, the band was called Sunrise and the name was changed to Sunrise Avenue in 2003. Their style varies from rock and pop-rock to rock ballads. ...
from their album ''Unholy Ground''
Other music
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Lifesavas
Lifesavas is a hip hop group from Portland, Oregon. Their style exhibits tag-team rhymes, matter-of-fact storytelling and a soulful production. The emcee's styles and song writing skills are showcased in the arrangements of a funky collection o ...
, similarly named hip-hop group from Portland, Oregon
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The Lifesaver
''The Lifesaver'' is an album by pianist Joe Bonner which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse label. '', a 1974 album by pianist Joe Bonner
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Lifesavers Underground
Lifesavers Underground (a.k.a. LSU, and L.S. Underground) was one of many Michael Knott projects. The band formed in 1986 and combined elements of an earlier Knott project called Idle Lovell and LSU's sunnier alter ego Lifesavers.
Lifesavers Un ...
, a Christian rock band
Other uses
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LifeSaver bottle
The LifeSaver bottle is a portable water purification device. The bottle filters out objects larger than 15 nanometres.
Development
After the 2004 Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina disaster in the U.S., Michael Pritchard, a water-treatment ...
, used to turn dirty/polluted water into drinking water
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Life Savers
Life Savers (stylized as LifeSavers) is an American brand of ring-shaped hard and soft candy. Its range of mints and fruit-flavored candies is known for its distinctive packaging, coming in paper-wrapped aluminum foil rolls.
Candy manufacturer C ...
, a brand of candy
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''Life Savers'' (film), a 1916 film starring Oliver Hardy
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Life Savers Building
Life Savers Building is a historic commercial and industrial building located on North Main Street between Horton and Wilkins Avenues at Port Chester, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1920 and expanded in 1948–1949. It served as a ...
, Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, United States
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Operation Lifesaver
Operation Lifesaver is the largest rail safety organization in the United States. It was founded by the Union Pacific Railroad in the early 1970s.
History
In 1972, the Idaho State Highway Patrol, then-Governor Cecil Andrus and the Union Pacifi ...
, a rail safety organization in the United States
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Project Lifesaver
Project Lifesaver International is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation founded in October 1998, by Chief Gene Saunders, in association with, the Chesapeake, Virginia Sheriff's Office. The organization was formed to develop a program for locating m ...
, a non-profit organization for locating missing persons with dementia, autism, Down syndrome and other related illnesses
See also
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Life preserver (disambiguation)
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