Glossary; A.3 Glossary - Siare Falco 101 User Manual

A.3

Glossary

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Alarm message
Alarm silencing or
suspension key
Apnea
Automatic alarm
resetting
Basic flow
CE
Clinical alarm
cm
cmH O
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Compliance (Cs)
Compressor
CPU
DISS
EMC
EN
Error
EXP. PAUSE
FiO
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A-10
Ampere (current intensity measurement unit)
A message which appears together with an alarm indication; this consists
of a basic message indicating the type of alarm.
Key that stops the acoustic alarm signal for a software value preset by the
last pressing of the key.
End of ventilation. The ventilation system indicates apnea and starts the
corresponding ventilation when the interval between the two respiratory
cycles exceeds the set apnoea time.
This occurs when an alarm is disabled, i.e. when the alarm conditions are
no longer present, without pressing the alarm reset key. ALARM RESET
Constant flow (depending on the sensitivity value set in the "trigger value"
parameter) circulating in the patient circuit with respect to which the
ventilator measures the Flow Trigger value.
A certificate of origin issued by the European Economic Community
indicating that the equipment conforms to the Medical Device Directive
(MDD), 93/42/EEC.
An alarm that can indicate an abnormal physiological condition
Centimetre (unit of length).
Centimetres of water (unit of pressure = 0.98068 mbar = 1 hPa).
This term defines the variation in volume of the respiratory tract determined
by a variation in pressure; it is measured in ml/cmH
indication of the elastic properties of the respiratory system and its
components (Inspiratory Tidal Volume / Pause Pressure).
The Compressor (optional) provides the system with compressed air and
can be used instead of the mains or cylinder supply of compressed air.
Central processing unit
Diameter Index Safety Standard: a standard for high pressure gas input
connectors.
Electromagnetic Compatibility
European norm referring to the European Economic Community
Category of conditions detected during functioning of the system implying
an open safety status. A fan FAILURE means that the fan cannot be
clinically used and must be repaired immediately.
Expiratory pause, a manoeuvre started by the operator which closes the
inspiratory and expiratory valves during the expiratory phase of a breath.
Parameter set by the operator and monitored. The % setting of FiO
determines the percentage of oxygen in the gas delivered to the patient.
The monitored data of the % of FiO
delivered to the patient, measured on the inspiratory line.
O. It provides an
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indicate the percentage of oxygen
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