ABCs – Airway, Breathing, Circulation

ABG – Arterial Blood Gas

AED – Automatic External Defibrillator

AHA – American Heart Association

ARDS – Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

AV – Atrioventricular

BLS – Basic Life Support

BPM – Beats Per Minute

CHD – Congenital Heart Disease

CHF – Congestive Heart Failure

CNS – Central Nervous System

CPAP – Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

CPR – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CVP – Central Venous Pressure

DIC – Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

DKA – Diabetic Ketoacidosis

ECC – Emergency Cardiovascular Care

ECG – Electrocardiogram

ECPR – Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

ETCO₂ – End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide

FBAO – Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction

FRC – Functional Residual Capacity

GCS – Glasgow Coma Scale

ICP – Intracranial Pressure

IHCA – In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

IM – Intramuscular

IO – Intraosseous

IV – Intravenous

NPA – Nasopharyngeal Airway

NRP – Neonatal Resuscitation Program

OHCA – Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

PaCO₂ – Arterial Carbon Dioxide Tension

PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support

PaO₂ – Arterial Oxygen

PAT – Pediatric Assessment Triangle

PE – Pulmonary Embolism

PEA – Pulseless Electrical Activity

PEEP – Positive End-Expiratory Pressure

PEFR – Peak Expiratory Flow Rate

pVT – Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia

ROSC – Return Of Spontaneous Circulation

SBP – Systolic Blood Pressure

ScvO₂ – Central Venous Oxygen Saturation

SVR – Systemic Vascular Resistance

SVT – Supraventricular Tachycardia

TTM – Targeted Temperature Management

VBG – Venous Blood Gas

VF – Ventricular Fibrillation

VT – Ventricular Tachycardia