AED	automated external defibrillator
AHA	American Heart Association
ALS	advanced life support
AMI	acute myocardial infarction
BLS	basic life support
CAD	coronary artery disease
CBT	cognitive–behavioral therapy
COACT	coronary angiography after cardiac arrest
COMACARE	corticosteroid or macrolide therapy in critically Ill patients with community-acquired pneumonia
CoSTR	Consensus on Science and Treatment Recommendations
CPR	cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CT	computed tomography
EEG	electroencephalography
EQ-5D	EuroQol 5-Dimension
ERC	European Resuscitation Council
EU	European Union
FCT	functional cognitive therapy
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
ICU	intensive care unit
IHCA	in-hospital cardiac arrest
IL-6	interleukin-6
ILCOR	International Liaison Committee On Resuscitation
JAMA	Journal of the American Medical Association
NfL	neurofilament light chain
NNT	number needed to treat
OHCA	out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
PCAS	post-cardiac arrest syndrome
QALYs	quality-adjusted life years
ROCK	relevance of outcome consensus knowledge
ROSC	return of spontaneous circulation
SCA	sudden cardiac arrest
SCARF	SCAling recovery after cardiac arrest framework
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
TTM	targeted temperature management
UCH-L1	ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1
WHO	World Health Organization
WHODAS	World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule
WHODAS 2.0	World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, version 2.0