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Chapter 12 – Abbreviations Used in the Guide

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Chapter 12 – Abbreviations Used in the Guide

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 CPR

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

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