Taking Measurement; Blood Pressure Measurement - Gima SPOT-CHECK PC-300 Guía De Uso

2.3 Taking Measurement

2.3.1 Blood Pressure Measurement

1. An appropriate cuff should be selected according to the age and arm circumference of the
patient. The cuff width should be 2/3 of the length of the upper arm. The inflatable part should
be long enough to permit wrapping approximately
80% of the limb.
2. Applying the cuff: unfold the cuff and wrap it around the
upper arm evenly to the appropriate tightness.
The correct cuff position is shown in figure 2.5.
3. Connect the hose from the cuff to the connector on
the upper-side of the device where marked "NIBP".
4. Long press menu key
select the proper patient category, for example,
if you select "Child", then the indicator on the screen
will focus towards "Child", shown as
patient type is set to Child. Note: refer to Section 3.2 for detailed setting operation.
5. Press the start/cancel button
displayed on the screen, and the corresponding blood pressure level will be indicated, shown
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to enter the setup screen,
to begin the blood pressure measurement. The result will be
which means that the current
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Figure 2.5 Cuff position