Body Posture During Measurement; Taking Your Blood Pressure Reading - Gima KN-520 Manuel De L'utilisateur

4. Body posture during measurement

Sitting Comfortably Measurement
a. Be seated with your feet flat on the floor, and
don't cross your legs.
b. place palm upside in front of you on a flat surface
such as a desk or table.
c. the middle of the cuff should be at the level of the right atrium of the heart.
Lying Down Measurement
a. Lie on your back.
b. place your arm straight along your side with
your palm upside.
c. the cuff should be placed at the same level as your heart.

5. Taking your blood pressure reading

a. after applying the cuff and your body is in a comfortable position, press
the " " button. a beep is heard and all display characters are shown for
self-test. You can check the LCD display according to the right picture.
please contact the service center if segment is missing.
b. after examining itself, LCD will show "0" mmHg that indicate it is ready to
inflate.
c. press the "Start" button, the monitor inflates the cuff until sufficient
pressure has built up for a measurement. then the monitor slowly releases
air from the cuff and carries out the measurement. finally the blood pres-
sure and pulse rate will be calculated and displayed on the LCD screen.
the result will be automatically stored in the monitor.
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