Staff of life

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The term staff of life may refer to:

  • Among Western Eurasian (Caucasian) people, staff of life is a poetic and cultural term for bread or other staple foods.
  • It is the name of one of the chapters of Patti Smith's book, The Coral Sea.

See also[edit]

  • Star of life, the symbol used by many emergency medical services.
  • Staff of Aesculapius, a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius, a deity associated with healing and medicine.