A glossary is a list with explanations of abstruse, antiquated, dialectal or technical terms (The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles). In this context, the terms will be explained or defined by reference to recognized international usage (RI) or particular Australian Resuscitation Council usage (ARC)
Entries will be limited to those used in ARC Guidelines and reference to the relevant ARC guideline will be made when appropriate. Glossary items used in the text of another glossary item will be indicated by bold type.
- ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS
- ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS) (Guidelines 11.1-11.10)
- ANAPHYLAXIS (Guideline 9.2.7)
- ANGINA (Guideline 9.2.1)
- AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED)
- BACK BLOW (Guideline 4)
- BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)
- BYSTANDER
- CARDIAC ARREST
- CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) (Guideline 8)
- CHEST THRUST (Guideline 4)
- CHILD (Guideline 4)
- CHIN LIFT (Guideline 4)
- CHOKING (Guideline 4)
- COLLAPSE (Guideline 2)
- DROWNING (Guideline 9.3.2)
- ENVENOMATION (Guidelines 9.4.1-9.4.8)
- FINGER SWEEP (Guideline 4)
- FIRST AID
- FIRST AIDER or FIRST AID PROVIDER
- FIRST RESPONDER
- FIST PACING (Guideline 11.3)
- GOOD SAMARITAN (Guideline 10.5)
- GUIDELINES (Guidelines 1.2-4)
- HEAD TILT (Guideline 4)
- HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME (Guideline 9.2.8)
- HYPOTHERMIA (Guideline 9.3.3)
- IMMEDIATE LIFE SUPPORT (ILS)
- INFANT (Guidelines 4, 13.1)
- LATERAL POSITION (Guideline 3)
- NEONATE (Guideline 13.1)
- NEWBORN (Guideline 13.1)
- PRECORDIAL THUMP (Guideline 11.3)
- PRESSURE BANDAGE (Guideline 9.4.8)
- RESPIRATORY ARREST (Guidelines 9.3.1 & 11.10)
- STANDARD
- STANDARD PRECAUTIONS (previously Universal Precautions)
- SUDDEN DEATH (Guideline 9.2.1)
- TOURNIQUET (Guideline 9.1.1)
- TRAINING MANIKIN
- TRANSIENT ISCHAEMIC ATTACK (TIA) (Guideline 9.2.2)
- UNCONSCIOUSNESS (Guideline 3)
- VITAL SIGNS
- VOLUNTEER (Guideline 10.5)