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Are there rabbinical sources on what qualifies someone as a choleh she'yesh bo sakanah - a sick person whose life is in danger?

Is it strictly a medical decision? Are there circumstances in which our tradition may consider someone sakanah where the medical community doesn't? Does extreme youth factor into it so that someone's drawn a line (e.g., sick children under one year old are always she'yesh bahem sakanah)?

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