Taking a Blood Pressure
Measurement
•Once the cuff is properly applied and you are seated with your feet flat on the floor you are ready to take a measurement.
•Press "START/STOP" button. When the " | "depress knob |
symbol flashes on the LCD screen, depress |
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the knob to release the trapped air in the cuff |
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before squeezing the inflation bulb to manually inflate the monitor until heart pulse appears on the screen. It is ready to take your measurement. Do not continue to inflate.
*Do not inflate the monitor higher than 240mmHg.
•You will feel the cuff get tighter around your arm - this is nor- mal. It should not inflate to the point of discomfort. If this occurs, the cuff is secured too tightly. Press "START/STOP" and rewrap the cuff leaving more room between your arm and the cuff.
•Numbers will appear on the digital display. This is the normal process the monitor goes through to determine your blood pressure. Don’t be alarmed if you notice the numbers quickly change, or go higher than you believe your blood pressure to be.
Taking a Blood Pressure
Measurement
•When your measurement is complete the " 
" depress knob symbol will appear on the LCD screen. Remember to depress the knob to release the remaining trapped air inside the cuff.
•The entire measurement process should take less than a minute. Once measurement is complete the display will flash your blood pressure and pulse measurements.
It's important to make sure all of the air has been released from the cuff before taking another measurement.
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