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... A Acronyms 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.
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... 400 STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE CARDIAC ARREST SURVIVAL 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
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... APPENDIX A 401 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
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... 402 STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE CARDIAC ARREST SURVIVAL 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
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