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Nasco
Life
/
form
®
Blood
Pressure Simulator
About the Simulator…
The Nasco
Life
/
form
®
Blood Pressure
Simulator is designed for years of
maintenance free operation as a train-
ing tool for not only the nurse, doctor,
or pre-hospital healthcare provider,
but also for anyone involved in the
training of health care professionals.
The Nasco
Life
/
form
®
Blood Pressure
Simulator has digitally recorded blood
pressure sounds that can be varied by
pulse rate and volume. The different
Korotkoff phases can be identified
and an optional auscultatory gap can
be selected. A palpable radial pulse
is present in the wrist. For additional
uses, purchase the Blood Pressure
Speaker System (SB20146U) for
group demonstrations or review.
Set-Up:
Installing the Batteries
Take the Blood Pressure Electronic
Control Unit from the box and turn it
over, placing it face down onto a pad-
ded work surface. Locate the “Open”
compartment on the back of the panel
where the batteries are to be installed.
(See figure 17.)
Place your thumb or
index finger on the “Open” compart-
ment and push up.
This will open the battery compart-
ment. The compartment is marked
as to the “+” and “–” positions of the
batteries. The battery bracket is now
accessible to the user.
Install 6 “AA” batteries as indicated by
the orientation diagram embossed in
the bottom of the bracket. It is recom-
mended that alkaline batteries be used
for increased battery life. After the bat-
teries have been properly installed,
reassemble the Blood Pressure
Simulator by simply reversing the dis-
assembly procedures. Place the unit
face up on the work surface and turn it
on by pressing the on/off switch on the
top right of the unit.
(See figure 18.)
Observe the display and verify that a
readable display is present, indicating
proper battery installation.
Note:
The control box has a battery
saving feature which will turn the unit
off after about 8-10 minutes if no keys
are used within that period of time.
Figure 18
The next step is to connect the simu-
lated arm and speaker assembly along
with the sphygmomanometer cuff and
gauge assembly included with the unit.
First, locate the end of the pressure line
attached to the sphygmomanometer
that has the female luer fitting attached
to it. Attach this to the male luer fitting at
the top of the unit marked CUFF. (See
figure 18.) After the pressure line fitting
has been properly installed, locate the
plug that is at the end of the wire which
extends from the simulated arm assem-
bly. Insert the plug from the arm into the
jack at the top of the unit marked ARM.
(See figure 19.)
At this point the Blood Pressure
Simulator is ready for use. The unit has
been factory calibrated for use with
the accessories included in the kit. No
further calibration adjustments should
be necessary at this time. If the unit
is to be used with a sphygmomanom-
eter other than that supplied with the
unit, or if recalibration is necessary at
a later date, then see the section titled
“Calibration Procedures”.
ON/OFF
SWITCH
Figure 17
Procedure A
