ACEP |
American College of Emergency Physicians |
ACLS |
advanced cardiac life support |
AED |
automated external defibrillator |
AMI |
acute myocardial infarction |
ARREST |
Amsterdam Resuscitation Study of North Holland |
BLS |
basic life support |
CAD |
coronary artery disease |
CARES |
Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival |
CCU |
critical care unit |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CMS |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
CNS |
central nervous system |
COCPR |
compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
CPC |
Cerebral Performance Category |
CPR |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
CQI |
continuous quality improvement |
CT |
computed tomography |
CTSA |
Clinical and Translational Science Awards |
DHS |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
DNAR |
do-not-attempt-resuscitation status |
DOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
DRG |
diagnosis-related group |
ECC |
emergency cardiac care |
ECMO |
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
ECPR |
extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
ED |
emergency department |
EGDT |
early goal-directed therapy |
EKG |
electrocardiogram |
EMDPRS |
emergency medical dispatch protocol reference system |
EMS |
emergency medical services |
EMT |
emergency medical technician |
ERC |
European Resuscitation Council |
EuPSF |
European Patient Safety Foundation |
EuReCa |
European Registry of Cardiac Arrest |
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
FDA |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
FICEMS |
Federal Interagency Committee on EMS |
FRP |
first responder program |
FRR |
first recorded cardiac rhythm |
GCS |
Glasgow Coma Scale |
GWTG-R |
Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation |
IAEMSC |
International Association of EMS Chiefs |
ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
ICU |
intensive care unit |
IHCA |
in-hospital cardiac arrest |
ILCOR |
International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation |
IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
MAUDE |
Manufacturer and User Device Experience |
MET |
medical emergency team |
mRS |
Modified Rankin Scale |
NAEMSP |
National Association of EMS Physicians |
NAS |
National Academy of Sciences |
NASEMSO |
National Association of State EMS Officials |
NATA |
National Athletic Trainers’ Association |
NCAC |
National Cardiac Arrest Collaborative |
NEMSAC |
National EMS Advisory Council |
NEMSIS |
National Emergency Medical Systems Information System |
NG911 |
Next Generation 911 |
NHLBI |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
NHTSA |
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration |
NICHHD |
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
NINDS |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
NRC |
National Research Council |
NRCPR |
National Registry for CPR |
OHCAR |
National Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Register Project |
OHCA |
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest |
OPALS |
Ontario Prehospital Advanced Life Support Study |
OR |
odds ratio |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
PAD |
public access defibrillation |
PALS |
pediatric advanced life support |
PAROS |
Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study |
PATH |
Penn Alliance for Therapeutic Hypothermia |
PCI |
percutaneous coronary intervention |
PCNASR |
Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry |
PCORI |
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute |
PEA |
pulseless electrical activity |
PEWS |
Pediatric Early Warning Score |
PMA |
premarket approval |
PSAP |
public safety answering point |
PSHSB |
Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau |
pVT |
pulseless ventricular tachycardia |
QALY |
quality-adjusted life-year |
ROC |
Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium |
ROSC |
return of spontaneous circulation |
RRT |
rapid response team |
SCAR |
Swedish Cardiac Arrest Register |
SES |
socioeconomic status |
SHARE |
Save Hearts in Arizona Registry and Education |
SIREN |
Strategies to Innovate EmeRgeNcy Care Clinical Coordinating Center |
STEMI |
ST segment elevation myocardial infarction |
T-CPR |
telecommunicator-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
THAPCA |
Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest |
TOR |
termination of resuscitation |
TTM |
targeted temperature management |
VA |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
VACAR |
Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry |
VF |
ventricular fibrillation |
VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol |
VT |
ventricular tachycardia |
WFSA |
World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists |