ACLS = Advanced Cardiac Life Support
AED = automated external defibrillator
AHA = American Heart Association
BLS = Basic Life Support
BMV = bag-mask ventilation
CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation
ECG = electrocardiogram
ECPR = extracorporeal CPR
ED = emergency department
EMS = emergency medical service
ET tube = endotracheal tube
ICU = intensive care unit
IHCA = in-hospital cardiac arrest
IV = intravenous
NPA = nasopharyngeal airway
OHCA = out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
OPA = oropharyngeal airway
PEA = pulseless electrical activity
ROSC = return of spontaneous circulation
SVT = supraventricular tachycardia
VF = ventricular fibrillation
VT = ventricular tachycardia