Sanitas SBC 15, Instructions For Use Manual

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Performing the blood pressure measurement
As described above, attach the cuff and adopt the pos-
ture in which you want to perform the measurement.
• Press the START/STOP button
to start the blood pressure moni-
tor. All displays will illuminate
briefly.
• The last measured value is dis-
played and the blood pressure
monitor automatically begins the
measurement after 3 seconds.
You can cancel the measurement at any time by
pressing the
START/STOP
button
As soon as a pulse is found, the pulse symbol will be
displayed.
• The systolic pressure, diastolic
pressure and pulse rate measure-
ments are displayed.
• _ appears if the measurement has
not been performed properly. Observe
the chapter on error messages/trouble-
shooting in these instructions for use and repeat the
measurement.
• Now select the desired user memory by pressing the
memory button
M
. If you do not select a user memory,
the measurement is stored in the most recently used
user memory. The relevant or symbol appears on
the display.
• Press the START/STOP button to switch off the
blood pressure monitor. The measurement is then
stored in the selected user memory.
If you forget to turn off the device, it will switch off auto-
matically after approx. 1 minute.
In this case too, the value is stored in the selected or
most recently used user memory.
Wait for at least 1 minute before taking
another measurement.
6. Evaluating results
Cardiac arrhythmia
This device can identify potential disruptions of the heart
rhythm when measuring and if necessary, indicates this
after the measurement with the symbol .
This can be an indicator for arrhythmia. Arrhythmia is an
illness in which the heart rhythm is abnormal because of
flaws in the bioelectrical system that regulates the heart-
beat. The symptoms (skipped or premature heart beats,
pulse being slow or too fast) can be caused by factors
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