MEASURING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE
MEASURING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE (CONT)
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Important Instructions:
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Ensure that you are not eating, talking, laughing or smoking for at least 5
minutes before a measurement.
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Do not talk, read, eat or watch television during measurement. Try your best
to relax and avoid distractions.
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Stimulants such as caffeine and certain medicines can affect your blood
pressure. Taking your blood pressure at the same time every day in a relaxed
setting will provide a better picture of your blood pressure over time.
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Using your blood pressure monitor’s Average function is recommended as
individual results may vary based on other factors, such as stress, exercise,
smoking, ambient temperature, and a recent meal resulting in a full stomach
and/or bladder.
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Taking your blood pressure at home and then at your Doctor’s office can
sometimes lead to different results, due to heightened anxiety sometimes
experienced when visiting the Doctor.
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Ensure that your arm/wrist and heart are level.
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Taking repeated readings in rapid fashion can lead to inaccurate
measurements. Allow for a few minutes to pass before the next reading,
taking care to remain relaxed and calm.
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Always sit upright while taking a measurement and rest your elbow on a flat
surface. Do not cross your legs.
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Ensure that thick clothing is removed when taking a measurement.
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Ensure that the wrist cuff is ¼” to ½” away from the bottom of your palm.
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Ensure that the wrist cuff is fitted so as to allow one finger to fit in between
your wrist and the cuff.
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Do not place cellular phones near the blood pressure monitor.
START
STOP
Starting a Measurement
1.
After correctly positioning the cuff, press the
START/STOP button to turn on the device. The user icon
will blink. Press "MEM" to select either User 1, 2 or 3.
2.
When the desired User ID blinks, press the START/STOP button
again to confirm the User ID. The device will then display 0 on the
LCD, and initiate a measurement for the selected user.
Measurement
begins at 0
Initial LCD
Display
START
STOP
Inflation and
measurement
begin automatically
Final measurement
displayed on screen
and saved into
memory.
3.
Press the START/STOP button to turn off the device. The
device will also turn off automatically after 1 minute of
inactivity.
CAUTION
1. When using this device, please pay attention to the following situations which may interrupt blood flow and influence
blood circulation, potentially causing harm or injury to the user of this device.
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Too frequent and consecutive multiple measurements.
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The application of the cuff and it pressurization on any wrist where intravascular access or therapy, or an
arterio-venous (A-V) shunt, is present; Inflating the cuff on the wrist on the side of a mastectomy.
2. Do not apply the cuff over a wound, otherwise it can cause further injury.
3. Do not inflate the cuff on the same limb which other monitoring ME EQUIPMENT is applied around simultaneously,
because this could cause temporary loss of function of those simultaneously-used monitoring ME EQUIPMENT.
4. Excessive use that results in prolonged impairment of the circulation of the blood of the PATIENT.
5. Don’t kink the connection tube, otherwise,the cuff pressure may continuously increase which can prevent blood flow
and result in harmful injury to the PATIENT;
6. This unit is not suitable for continuous monitoring during medical emergencies or operations. Otherwise, the patient’s
wrist and fingers may become numb, swollen, and even purple due to a lack of blood.
Blood Pressure Category
Normal
Prehypertension
High Blood Pressure
(Hypertension) Stage 1
High Blood Pressure
(Hypertension) Stage 2
Hypertensive Crisis
(Emergency care needed)
Systolic
mmHg (upper#)
Diastolic
mmHg (lower#)
less than 120
120-139
140-159
160 or higher
Higher than 180
and
or
or
or
or
less than 80
80-89
90-99
100 or higher
Higher than 110
This chart reflects blood pressure categories defined by American Heart Association.
Grade on the blood
pressure monitor
Green - One Bar
Green - Two Bars
Yellow - Three Bars
Orange - Four Bars
Red - Five Bars
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
