Omron M4-I Hints on taking Blood pressure readings, Failure, causes and rectification

Hints on taking

blood pressure readings

•Before measuring, stretch your back and sit up straight, breathe normally 5-6 times, relax your shoulders, arms and entire body.

•Slightly bend and support your elbow ( e.g. on a table ).

•Do not move, talk or touch the device during measure- ment.

•Stress influences your blood pressure, so try to relax before taking a measurement.

•To compare results, measurements must always be taken from the same arm.

•Do not place the cuff over thick clothes and do not roll up your sleeve if it is too tight.

•Align the cuff with the height of your heart (breast height). If necessary use a pillow or cushion.

•Coldness raises your blood pressure. It is recommended to measure at room temperature ( +20°C).

•Relax before measurement. If necessary go to the bathroom before measurement.

•Do not measure directly after bathing.

•If you wish to interrupt measurement prematurely, press

the ( ) button. Inflation is stopped and the air is auto- matically released from the cuff.

•If you wish to repeat the measurement, follow the same procedure as before starting at step 4 (Inflating the cuff).

•Blood pressure measurements taken in a moving vehicle may be influenced by vibration.

• If an error has occurred during measurement E is dis- played. Please refer to the next chapter.

•The monitor should be switched off after measurement to avoid running down the batteries unnecessarily. If you forget to do so, the monitor switches itself off automati- cally after 5 minutes.

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	Failure, causes and rectification
	Failure and their possible causes				Rectification
	Incorrect measurement is indicated by E
1.		A correct reading could not be obtained			1.	Repeat the measurement keeping
		because measurement was disturbed by				perfectly still. Do not move your arm and
		movement of the body.				do not speak.
2.		The cuff is not fitted correctly.			2.	Check that the cuff is correctly fitted. Then
						repeat the measurement.
3.		Your clothing has constricted your blood flow.			3.	Remove the item of clothing which cau-
						sed the constriction.
4.		There is still air in the cuff when the monitor			4.	The unit may be defective. Please have it
		is switched off.				examined and, if necessary, repaired by
						OMRON Customer Services.
	The start button was pressed before the				Wait for the (		) symbol indicating readin-
(			) symbol was displayed		ess before you		press the start button.
	The blood pressure values displayed are ex-				Refer to the instructions and then repeat the
	tremely low or high, or they are implausible.				measurement.
	The display does not light up when the (			)
	button is pressed.
1.		The batteries are exhausted.			1.	Check the batteries and, if necessary, fit 4
						new batteries.
2.		The +/- poles of the batteries have been			2.	Reinsert the batteries with the +/- poles
		reversed.				the right way round.
3.		The battery contacts are dirty.			3.	Clean the battery contacts with a dry cloth.
			The batteries are weak or exhausted.		Fit new batteries.
	The cuff pressure does not rise although				Check that the air tube is properly connec-
	the pump motor can be heard.				ted to the monitor. Push the tube connector
					firmly into the socket.

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