Preparing to measure your blood pressure
Place your arm with the cuff attached
on the table, holding it relaxed and
slightly bent so that the cuff is level
with your heart.
Do not talk during the measure-
ment.
during the measurement. This could cause
congestion of the blood flow and subse-
quent injury.
should not prevent the flow of blood for an
unnecessary length of time (> 2 minutes).
too low values
If the monitor fails to function correctly, re-
correct values
move the cuff from the arm.
too high values
Illustration 4
cause injury by restricting blood flow.
Check that the air tube is not kinked
The blood pressure measurement
Excessive frequent measurements can
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