Weighing Instructions
1. Set the large and small poises to indicate your approximate weight.
2. Step onto the scale. Move the small and large poise weights until the pointer is centered.
NOTE: It is not necessary for you to wait for the pointer to stop moving in order to ready
your weight. As long as the pointer is moving equally within the trig-loop opening, then
your weight can be determined.
3. The weight can be recorded in either pounds or kilograms.
4. Observe the location of the indicator arrow built into each poise weight. Read the value
on the poise bar, closest to the indicator arrow.
5. For easy identification, pounds (lb) have silver graduations on a black background,
located on the upper portion of each poise bar; kilograms (kg) have black graduations on
a silver background, located on the lower portion of each poise bar.
6. Add the indicated reading of the small poise value to the indicated reading of the large
poise value and the total amount is your weight.
Weighing Tips
1. Too consistently maintain an accurate weight reading, weigh yourself approximately the
same time each day as the food and liquid you intake can cause your weight to vary
during the day.
NOTE: For accurate measurements, weigh yourself without clothing
Recording a Patient Weight
To read the patient’s weight, add the weight value indicated on the lower and upper poise bars.
For example: If a patient weighs 441 lbs:
1. When a patient weights 441 lbs, place the lower poise weight at 400 lb.
2. Adjust the small poise weight to 41 lbs to match the patient’s weight. The poise bar will center in
the trig-loop.
3. Add the weight value indicated on the upper and lower poise bars. Example below:
400 lbs + 41 lbs = 441 lbs
Patient’s weight is: 441 lbs.
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