Labtron 222 Wallmax Professional Aneroid Sphygmomanometer
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1. Mount the bracket using the two center holes. Swivel
the sphygmomanometer on its bracket to expose the
mounting holes, as shown below.
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Installation,
222 Wallmax Professional
Aneroid Sphygmomanometer
2. Locate the wall stud where you will mount the bracket.
DANGER—risk of electrocution!
Ensure that there is no
electrical wiring at the location where you will mount the
bracket.
3. Hold the bracket up to the wall at the desired mounting
height. Place the two center mounting holes directly
over the wall stud. Ensure that the manometer's face is
correctly oriented and that the bracket is level. Mark on
the wall in the center of both holes. Remove the bracket.
4. Drill a
3
/
16
" hole approximately
7
/
8
" deep at each of the
two marked locations.
5. Hold the bracket up to the wall at the mounting location,
ensuring that the manometer's face is correctly oriented
and that the bracket is level.
6. Install the two mounting screws through the bracket
center mounting holes into the wall stud. Do not
overtighten.
Labtron 222 Wallmax Professional Aneroid Sphygmomanometer
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BLOOD PRESSURE
Blood Pressure
is a measure of the blood’s pressure in
the circulatory system, which changes constantly during
the course of the cardiac cycle. Blood pressure readings
report two values. The higher reading (
systolic pressure
)
shows the highest pressure in the arteries occurring when
the heart contracts. The lower reading (
diastolic pressure
)
shows the lowest pressure in the arteries, which occurs
right before the heart contracts. Blood pressure readings
are written with the highest value fi rst, then the lowest
value. Readings of 120/80 are considered to be normal,
with high blood pressure being defi ned as a systolic
pressure which is 140mmHg or more at rest and a diastolic
pressure which is 90mmHg or more at rest. Only a patient’s
physician is qualifi ed to determine whether the readings
obtained are normal for that person.
Measuring blood pressure:
Have the patient, while relaxed
and in a sitting position, extend the arm from which the
blood pressure will be taken to the front or laterally with
the palm of the hand up.
Attach the cuff and diaphragm:
Hold the end of the cuff
containing the infl ation bag fi rmly against the inside of the
bare upper arm with the artery symbol positioned over the
brachial artery.
Never place the cuff over clothing.
Pull
the opposite end of the cuff snugly around the arm and
secure the hook and loop fastener strips. The range lines,
indicated by the arrows, show the correct cuff size when
the cuff is placed on the arm. If the index line on the end
of the cuff falls between the two range lines, the cuff is the
proper size. If the index line falls outside the range lines, a
larger or smaller cuff should be used. The cuff should be
snug, but not too tight. If one or two fi ngers can fi t between
the cuff and the arm, the cuff is properly secured. Place
the diaphragm of the stethoscope over the brachial artery
inferior to the cuff.
