Measuring Blood Pressure - Sanitas SBC 41 Instrucciones Para El Uso

• Press ‚START' and ‚MEM' simultaneously. The
month starts flashing. Using the ‚MEM' button, set
the month 1 to 12 and confirm with ‚START'
• Set the hour and minute and confirm in each case
with ‚START'.

5. Measuring blood pressure

Positioning cuff
• Bare your left wrist, making sure that the circulation
in the arm is not restricted by any clothes etc. that
are too tight. Position the cuff on the inside of your
wrist.
• Fasten the cuff with the Velcro fastening so that the
upper edge of the monitor is positioned approx. 1
cm below the ball of your thumb.
• The cuff has to be fitted tightly around the wristbut
should not constrict it.
Important: The instrument should only be operated
with the original cuff.
Correct posture
• Rest for approx. 5 minutes before
each measurement. Otherwise
there may be divergences.
• You can perform the measurement
either sitting or lying down. It is
essential to support your arm and
have it at an angle. Always make sure that the cuff is
level with your heart. Otherwise there may be serious
divergences. Relax your arm and the palms of your
hands.
• In order not to distort the result, it is important to
keep still during the measurement and not talk.
Measuring blood pressure
• Switch on the blood pressure monitor with the
‚START' button.
• Before the measurement, the last saved test result is
briefly displayed. If there is no measurement in the me-
mory, the instrument always displays the value ‚0'.
• The cuff is pumped up to 180 mmHg. Cuff air pres-
sure is released slowly.
If a tendency towards high blood pressure is already
detectable, the cuff is pumped up again and cuff
pressure increased further. As soon as a heart rate
is detected, the heart rate symbol
• Heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure are
displayed.
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