Cuff Placement; Starting The Measurement - Soehnle SYSTO MONITOR CONNECT 300 Instrucciones De Manejo

Cuff placement

1. Place the cuff on the upper arm
and then turn the hose towards
the inside of the arm in line with
the pinkie finger. You can also
align the arterial mark so that
it is placed above the largest
artery (on the inside of the arm).
You can find the largest artery
by gently pushing 2 fingers
approximately 2 cm above the
crook of your arm, on the inside
of your left arm. Find where the
pulse can be felt the strongest.
This is where the largest artery is
located. (Fig. 1)
2. The cuff should be snug but not
too tight. It must be possible to
insert one finger between the
cuff and your arm. (Fig. 2)
3. Sit in a comfortable position
and place the arm on which the
measurement will be taken on a
level surface.
Sit down comfortably prior to
starting the measurement: do
not cross your legs, place the
soles of your feet on the floor,
your back and arm should be
supported.
4. For users with hypertension:
The centre of the cuff should be
at the level of the right atrium
(Fig. 3).
Starting the
measurement
1. If the blood pressure monitor
is switched off, switch it on by
pushing the key (
vice performs the measurement.
• The device will first zero adjust
itself
• The cuff will then be inflated
and the device will measure
the blood pressure and pulse.
Push the key (
ment at any time.
• Once the measurement is
completed, the air is released
from the cuff and the measured
values will be displayed. They
will be automatically allocated
to the selected user and stored.
Year, date, and time are shown
alternately.
2. Push the key (
the device off. The device
switches off automatically after
1 minute.
MEASURING
). The de-
) to stop the measure-
) to switch
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