Taking Your Blood Pressure Reading - AEG BMG 5611 Instrucciones De Servicio

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6. TAKING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE READING

a. After applying the cuff and with your body in a comfortable position, press the
"START" button. A beep is heard and all display characters are shown for self-
test. See Fig. 6. Please contact the service center if a segment is missing.
b. Then the current memory bank (U1 or U2) is flashing. See Fig. 6-1. Press the
"MEM" button to change to the other bank. See Fig. 6-2. Confirm your selec-
tion by pressing the "START" button. The current bank will also be confirmed
automatically after 5 seconds with no operation.
c. After selecting the memory bank, the monitor starts to seek zero pressure. See
Fig. 6-3.
d. The monitor inflates the cuff until sufficient pressure has built up for a measure-
ment. Then the monitor slowly releases air from the cuff and carries out the
measurement. Finally the blood pressure and pulse rate will be calculated and
displayed on the LCD screen separately. Irregular heartbeat symbol (if any) will
blink. See Fig. 6-4 & 6-5. The result will be automatically stored in the current
memory bank.
e. After measurement, the monitor will turn off automatically after 1 minute of
no operation. You can also press the "START" button to turn off the monitor
manually.
f. During measurement, you can press the "START" button to turn off the moni-
tor manually.
Note:
Please consult a health care professional for interpretation of pressure measure-
ments.
Fig. 6
Fig. 6-3
Fig. 6-1
Fig. 6-4
Fig. 6-2
Fig. 6-5