Taking Your Blood Pressure Reading - HealthSmart 04-825-001 Manual De Instrucciones

Taking Your Blood Pressure Reading

Proceed only after reading the previous sections of this manual.
1. Rest your elbow on a solid surface with your palm facing
upward. Elevate your hand so that the cuff is at the same level
as your heart, Fig. 1. Relax your left hand.
2. This unit will beep and run a self-test, Fig. 2, and show the last
measured reading, Fig. 3, or if there is no previous
measurement, "0" as shown in Fig. 4.
3. When the display appears as shown, Fig. 5, the monitor is ready.
The cuff will automatically begin to inflate.
4. The display will show the increasing pressure in the cuff. Along
with the measurement progress on the left side of the screen.
5. The cuff will automatically inflate to approximately 190 mmHg
or 40 mmHg higher than the last systolic pressure stored in
memory.
7. Once the cuff inflates to the appropriate pressure level, the
measurement will begin.
8. The unit will begin to automatically delfate and the numbers
appearing on the display will decrease.
Fig. 1
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Taking Your Blood Pressure Reading
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. 6.
10. Record your readings on a chart.
11. At this point, your measurements will be automatically saved
in memory.
12. To conserve the batteries, press the POWER button to turn the
power off. Otherwise, the unit will automatically shut off after
Fig. 2
approximately 1 minute.
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 reinflate to approximately 40mmHg higher than the
Fig. 3
last pressure level.
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
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