624074/07 Glossary-3
communications
interface
An option that lets you monitor the patient from
a remote workstation, that transmits alarms through
a nurse call relay system, and that transmits I:E timing
signals.
CompactFlash A type of data storage device that can be used to capture
screens or install software on the HAMILTON-G5.
COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
CPAP Continuous positive airway pressure.
CSA Canadian Standards Association.
Cstat Static compliance, a monitored parameter.
dB(A) Decibel, a unit of acoustic power.
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung (German institute for
standardization).
DISS Diameter index safety standard, a standard for high-
pressure gas inlet fittings.
DuoPAP Duo positive airway pressure ventilation mode.
Dynamic Lung An Intelligent Panel that visualizes tidal volume, lung
compliance, patient triggering, and resistance in real-
time.
E Exhalation.
EMC Electromagnetic compatibility.
EMI Electromagnetic interference.
emergency buzzer The buzzer designed to sound for at least 2 min as
a backup to the alarm speaker.
EN European Norm, a European standard.
End PEEP PEEP to be applied after the maneuver, a control setting
for the P/V Tool maneuver.
ET Endotracheal.
ETO Ethylene oxide.
ETS Expiratory trigger sensitivity, a control setting.
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