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ft Feet (unit <strong>of</strong> length).<br />

Glossary<br />

heated wire A type <strong>of</strong> ventilator breathing circuit that includes a<br />

heated wire on the expiratory limb, or on both the<br />

inspiratory and expiratory limbs.<br />

high-priority<br />

alarm<br />

An alarm that requires immediate attention to ensure<br />

patient safety. When a high-priority alarm is active, the<br />

red ALARM indicator flashes and the high-priority audible<br />

alarm (a repeating sequence <strong>of</strong> three, then two beeps)<br />

sounds.<br />

HME Heat-moisture exchanger (“artificial nose”).<br />

hPa Hectopascal (unit <strong>of</strong> pressure), approximately equal to<br />

1 cmH 2 O.<br />

Hz Hertz (unit <strong>of</strong> frequency), indicating cycles per second.<br />

I:E ratio The ratio <strong>of</strong> inspiratory time to expiratory time. On the<br />

760 Ventilator only, a ventilator setting that determines<br />

breath timing in PCV.<br />

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission.<br />

INSP PAUSE Inspiratory pause, available on the 760 Ventilator only.<br />

Closes the exhalation valve at the end <strong>of</strong> the inspiratory<br />

phase <strong>of</strong> a mandatory breath until a stable plateau is<br />

reached (for a momentary pause), or for as long as you<br />

hold down the key (for an extended pause). Used to<br />

calculate patient’s compliance (for VCV or PCV<br />

mandatory breaths) and resistance (for VCV mandatory<br />

breaths).<br />

INSP<br />

PRESSURE<br />

Inspiratory pressure, available on the 760 Ventilator<br />

only. Defines the pressure above PEEP during the<br />

inspiratory phase <strong>of</strong> a PCV breath.<br />

INSP TIME Inspiratory time, available on the 760 Ventilator only.<br />

As a ventilator setting (selected using the MENU key),<br />

determines the breath timing <strong>of</strong> a PCV breath. As a<br />

patient data display, shows the measured inspiratory<br />

time.<br />

ISO International Standards Organization.<br />

kg Kilogram (unit <strong>of</strong> weight).<br />

L Liter (unit <strong>of</strong> volume).<br />

700 Series Ventilator Operator’s Manual 10066984 Rev. D G-3

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