QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
To ensure a reliable reading, avoid eating, smoking, and exercising for 30 minutes before taking a measurement. You should try to measure your blood pressure at the same time each day. Avoid taking measurements during stressful times.
1.Remove any
2.Sit in a chair with your feet flat on the floor and place your arm on a table so the cuff is at the same level as your heart.
3.Put your arm through the cuff loop. The bottom of the cuff should be approximately 1/2'' above the elbow. The Green Marker on the cuff should lie over the brachial artery on the inside of the arm.
Tube should run down center of arm even with your middle finger.
Bottom Edge 1/2 Inch
Green Marker | Cuff Tube |
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4.Wrap the cuff firmly in place around your arm using the closure strip.
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