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Chapter 12: Abbreviations Used in This Manual

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Chapter 12: Abbreviations Used in This Manual

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