ABG – Arterial Blood Gas

ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support

ACS – Acute Coronary Syndrome

ADC – Apparent Diffusion Coefficient

AED – Automated External Defibrillator

AF – Atrial Fibrillation

AFL – Atrial Flutter

AHA – American Heart Association

ALERT – Acute Life-Threatening Events Recognition and Treatment

AMI – Acute Myocardial Infarction

ASPECTS – Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score

ATV – Automatic Transport Ventilator

AVNRT – AV Nodal Reentry Tachycardia

BLS – Basic Life Support

CHF – Congestive Heart Failure

CPAP – Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

CPR – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CPSS – Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale

CQI – Continuous Quality Improvement

DNR – Do Not Resuscitate

ECG – Electrocardiogram

ECPR – Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

ECMO – Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

ED – Emergency Department

EEG – Electroencephalogram

EMS – Emergency Medical Service

ETCO₂ – End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide

ET Tube – Endotracheal Tube

EVT – Endovascular Treatment

EWSS – Early Warning Sign Symptoms

FBAO – Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction

FiO₂ – Fraction of Inspired Oxygen

FRC – Functional Residual Capacity

GCS – Glasgow Coma Scale

GWR – Gray-White Ratio

HCP – Healthcare Professional

ICU – Intensive Care Unit

IHCA – In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

IO – Intraosseous

IV – Intravenous

LAD – Left Anterior Descending (Artery)

LBBB – Left Bundle Branch Block

MAP – Mean Arterial Pressure

MAT – Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia

MCA – Middle Cerebral Artery

MET – Medical Emergency Team

mRS – Modified Rankin Scale

NEWS – National Early Warning Score

NINDS – National Institute of Neurological Disorders

NPA – Nasopharyngeal Airway

NSE – Neuron-Specific Enolase

NSTE-ACS – Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

NSTEMI – Non-ST Segment Myocardial Infarction

OHCA – Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

OPA – Oropharyngeal Airway

PEA – Pulseless Electrical Activity

PEEP – Positive End-Expiratory Pressure

PCI – Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

PIP – Peak Inspiratory Pressure

PPV – Positive Pressure Ventilation

PSVT – Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia

pVT – Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia

ROSC – Return of Spontaneous Circulation

RRT – Rapid Response Team

rtPA – Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator

SOC – Systems of Care

STEMI – ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

SVT – Supraventricular Tachycardia

TCP – Transcutaneous Pacing

TTM – Targeted Temperature Management

VF – Ventricular Fibrillation

VT – Ventricular Tachycardia