ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support

ACS – Acute Coronary Syndrome

ADC – Apparent Diffusion Coefficient

AED – Automated External Defibrillator

AHA – American Heart Association

ALERT – Acute Life-Threatening Events Recognition And Treatment

AMI – Acute Myocardial Infarction

ATV – Automatic Transport Ventilator

AVNRT – AV Nodal Re-Entry Tachycardia

BLS – Basic Life Support

CPR – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CQI – Continuous Quality Improvement

DNAR – Do Not Attempt Resuscitation

ECPR – Extracorporeal CPR

ED – Emergency Department

EEG – Electroencephalogram

EMS – Emergency Medical Service

ETCO₂ – End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide

ETT – Endotracheal Tube

EWSS – Early Warning Sign Systems

GWR – Gray-White Ratio

HCP – Healthcare Professional

IABP – Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

ICU – Intensive Care Unit

IHCA – In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

IO – Intraosseous

IV – Intravenous

LAD – Left Anterior Descending

LBBB – Left Bundle Branch Block

MAT – Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia

MET – Medical Emergency Teams

NPA – Nasopharyngeal Airway

NSE – Neuron-Specific Enolase

OHCA – Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

OPA – Oropharyngeal Airway

PAD – Public Access Defibrillator

PCI – Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

PEA – Pulseless Electrical Activity

PSAPS – Public-Safety Answering Point

PSVT – Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia

pVT – Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia

ROSC – Return Of Spontaneous Circulation

RRT – Rapid Response Teams

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/VT – Ventricular Fibrillation; Ventricular Tachycardia