CAPTELEC MD2200 - T 2020 Manuel D'utilisation page 51

1. Apply the wrist cuff following the instruction in "TO APPLY WRIST CUFF".
2. Rest at least for 5 minutes before each measurement. Otherwise there may be erroneous results.
3. Sit down in a comfortable position, which your legs should be uncrossed, feet should be feet on the floor and
your back should be supported by a chair. At the same time your wrist should be supported on a flat surface
which the cuff is on a level with your heart.
4. Relax your wrist and turn your palm upward.
5. Relax, keep still and do not talk during the measurement in order not to distort the result.
NOTE:
• This instrument is intended for use by adult only. Do not use this device on or by children, toddlers and infants.
• For reliable monitoring and reference of blood pressure, it is recommended to do the measurement daily at the
same time.
• In order to obtain a resting condition blood pressure, do not eat, drink alcohol and caffeinated beverages, smoke,
exercise or bath for at least 30 minutes before taking a measurement since your blood pressure varies time to
time depending on what you have eaten, drunk and what you have done. Stress also raises blood pressure.
• You should not be physically tired or exhausted while taking measurement.
• Perform measurements in a quiet and relaxed environment at room temperature.
• Remain relax, still and do not speak during measurement since the accuracy of any blood pressure measurement
with this device can be affected by those multitude of causes.
• Always wait at least 5 minutes between measurements to allow the blood circulation in your wrist to return to
normal. You may need to increase the wait time depending on your individual physiological characteristic.
• Should the device detect an abnormal condition, it stops the measurement and display an error code. See
"TROUBLESHOOTING" for more details.
• This device bases it measurements on your heartbeat. If you have a very weak or an irregular heartbeat, the
device may have difficulty in determining your blood pressure. (An irregular heartbeat is defined as a heartbeat
that varies by 25% from the average of all heartbeats during measurement.)
BEFORE MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE
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