Applying Your Blood Pressure Cuff; Taking Your Blood Pressure Reading - HealthSmart 04-630-001 Manual De Instrucciones

Applying Your Blood Pressure Cuff

Battery Installation/Replacement
Before applying your blood pressure cuff, be sure you have selected the appropriate cuff:
Standard Cuff fits arm circumference 11-3/4" – 16-1/2" (30-42 cm)
Large Cuff fits arm circumference 16-1/2" – 18-7/8" (42-48 cm)
NOTE: If for any reason you are unable to or should not use your left arm, please modify the
following instructions and apply the cuff to your right arm. Your physician can tell you which arm
is best for you to use.
1. Remove any constrictive clothing or jewelry that may interfere
with the cuff placement.
2. Be seated with your feet flat on the floor.
3. Position the cuff on a solid surface with the tubing facing UP
and AWAY from you, Fig. 1. The metal bar on the cuff should be
to the left of the tubing.
4. Widen or open the cuff by pulling or rolling th
bottom of the cuff towards the right, Fig. 2. This
should open the cuff, creating a cylinder. Do not
extend the cuff beyond the metal bar.
5. Insert your arm into the cuff (cylinder). Position the
( ) mark over the main artery (on the inside of
your arm), Fig. 3.
6. The bottom edge of the cuff should be positioned
approximately one inch ABOVE the elbow joint, Fig. 4.
7. Reaching underneath your left arm with your right hand,
pull the end of the cuff towards your body to tighten
the cuff, Fig. 5. Wrap and secure the cuff making sure
that the ( ) mark remains as shown, Fig. 3.
8. The cuff should fit comfortably, yet snugly around your arm.
You should be able to insert two fingers between your arm and
the cuff.
NOTE: The cuff size is suitable for use when the vertical "Index"
mark is within the horizontal "OK" range. A different sized cuff is
needed if the "Index" mark is outside of the "OK" range.
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Fig. 5
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Taking Your Blood Pressure Reading

Proceed only after reading the previous sections of this manual.
1. Position the monitor on a flat, stable surface with the digital display panel
in view. Insert the cuff tubing connector into the left side of the monitor,
Fig. 1.
2. Rest your elbow on a solid surface with your palm facing upward. Elevate
your arm so that the cuff is at the same level as your heart, Fig. 2.
Relax your left hand.
3. Press the POWER Button to turn the unit on.
4. This unit will run a self-test, Fig. 3. Select the memory bank (1 or 2)
to store the reading in by pressing the MEMORY button. Press
POWER to confirm your selection.
5. This unit will show the last measured
reading, Fig. 4, or if there is no
previous measurement, "0" as shown in
Fig. 5.
6. When the display appears as shown,
Fig. 6, the monitor is ready. The cuff
will automatically begin to inflate.
7. Once the cuff inflates to the
appropriate pressure level, the
measurement will begin.
8. The unit will begin to automatically deflate and the numbers appearing on
the display will decrease.
9. When all the air is deflated, the measurement is complete. The unit will
display your blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) measurements and pulse
rate, Fig. 7. Record your readings in a chart.
10. Your measurements will automatically be saved in memory.
11. Press the POWER button to turn the power off, or the unit will automatically
shut off after approximately 1 minute.
12. Disconnect the tubing from the monitor prior to storing.
NOTE: This monitor inflates the cuff to approximately 190 mmHg or 40 mmHg
higher than the last systolic pressure stored in memory. If the system detects
that the cuff needs additional pressure, it will automatically re-inflate to
approximately 40 mmHg higher than the last pressure level.
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