15
Tips Before taking First Blood Pressure
Measurement
Tip #1:
Try to take your blood pressure at the same time each day. It
will vary throughout the day. Doing this in the morning as part of
your daily routine is a good time, or whenever your medical team
recommends you perform a reading.
Tip #2:
Sit down and relax for 2
-
3 minutes before each
measurement. This is important to get consistent readings. It is often
easier to do this at home when there is less stress.
Tip #3:
Sit in a chair, with feet flat on the floor, legs uncrossed. Rest
your arms on a table located in front of you so that the
Activ8rlives
Blood Pressure2 Monitor
is level with your heart.
Tip #4:
Remove clothing on the upper
-
arm so that the cuff can be
placed on bare skin.
Tip #5:
When placing the
Activ8rlives
Blood Pressure2 Monitor
on
your upper
-
arm, note how the
RED ARROW
is placed over the artery
that runs along the inside of your upper
-
arm/elbow.
Tip #6:
The bottom of the cuff should be 1
-
2 cm (about 1 or 2
fingers) above the bend in your arm.
Tip #7:
We provide the
Activ8rlives
Blood Pressure2 Monitor
in two
sized cuffs so that the cuff is secured firmly together at the Velcro
patches to stop the cuff slipping up or down on the upper
-
arm for a
more consistent reading.
Tip #8:
Keep still for the duration of measurement. Moving, talking,
eating, drinking or any other activity will produce errors.
Tip #9:
Use the same arm each time. Ideally the left arm (if you are
right
-
handed) or vice versa.
Tip #10:
Completely deflate the cuff and wait 3
-
5 minutes between
readings if you decide to take another measurement. Remember
that the cuff applies pressure and this restricts blood flow into your
lower
-
arm.
Relax for 2
-
3 minutes
before a measurement
Cuff should be 1
-
2cm or 1
-
2
fingers above the fold at your
elbow
Wait 3
-
5 minutes between
measurements
Always use the same arm
