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4. Taking the blood pressure
After having selected whether you want to
perform a single or multiple measurement (see
chapter 2 on page 10), you can take your blood
pressure as follows:
1.
Press the On/off button
1
to start the measu-
rement.
2.
The cuff will now inflate automatically. Relax,
do not move and do not tense your arm mus-
cles until the measurement result is dis-
played. Breathe normally and do not talk.
3.
If a cuff symbol with a check mark (
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-A)
appears after a short while, the cuff signal
and pressure are optimal for measurement. If
there is no mark inside the cuff symbol (
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-B),
signal and/or pressure are less than optimal,
but still sufficient for proper measurement.
If, however, the cuff signal and pressure are
absolutely too low for measuring or if there
are excessive interferences (e. g. due to the
patient moving, tensing their muscles or
talking, etc.), an error message «ERR» (Error)
will be displayed together with one of the
cuff symbols
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-C,
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-D or
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-E. In this case
re-position the cuff, hold your arm still and
repeat the measurement. Read also chapter 8
on page 17.
4.
Once the correct pressure is reached, the in-
flation stops and the pressure gradually falls.
If the required pressure was not reached, the
monitor will automatically pump some more
air into the cuff until the blood pressure can
be taken.
5.
During the measurement, the “pulse rate
measurement active” icon
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flashes in the
display.
6.
The result, comprising the systolic
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and the
diastolic
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blood pressure and the pulse rate
per minute
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is displayed.
7.
When the monitor has finished measuring,
remove the cuff from the monitor.
8.
Switch off the monitor.
(The monitor does switch off automatically
after approx. 1 minute, though).
You can stop the measurement at any time by
pressing the On/off button
1
(e.g. if you feel
uneasy or an unpleasant pressure sensation).
This blood pressure monitor is specially tested
for use in pregnancy and when suffering from
preeclampsia. When you detect unusually high
readings in pregnancy, take your blood pressure
again after a short while (approx. 1 hour). If the
reading is still too high in the repeat measure-
