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For the personal characteristic of heroism, see Hero
In
medicine,
heroic refers to a treatment or course of therapy which possesses a high risk of causing further damage to a patient's health, but is undertaken as a
last resort with the understanding that any lesser treatment will surely result in failure.
Heroic measures are often taken in cases of
grave injury or illness, as a last-ditch attempt to save life, limb, or eyesight. Examples include
emergency trauma surgery conducted outside the
operating room (such as "on-scene"
surgical amputation,
cricothyroidotomy, or
thoracotomy), or administration of
medication (such as certain
antibiotics and
chemotherapy drugs) at dosage levels high enough to potentially cause serious or fatal
side effects.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a particularly well-known heroic measure; vigorous chest compressions often result in
fracturing one or more of the patient's
ribs, but since the alternative is certain
death, the technique is accepted as necessary.
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