What You Should Know About Blood Pressure - Braun ExactFit 1 Manual

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Intended use of Braun ExactFit™ 1
Braun ExactFit™ 1 is a blood pressure monitor that has been developed
for easy and accurate blood pressure measurements from the upper arm.
The measuring accuracy of Braun ExactFit™ 1 was tested at the time of
manufacture and was proven by clinical research in accordance with
ESH.
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What you should know about blood pressure

Blood pressure constantly changes throughout the day. It rises sharply in
the early morning and declines during the late morning. Blood pressure
rises again in the afternoon and finally drops to a low level at night. Also,
it may vary in a short period of time. Therefore, readings from successive
measurements can fluctuate.
This device will display your blood pressure reading referring to two
values: systolic and diastolic. The systolic blood pressure (the upper
number) indicates how much pressure your blood is exerting against
your artery walls when the heart beats. The diastolic blood pressure (the
lower number) indicates how much pressure your blood is exerting
against your artery walls while the heart is resting between beats. The
pulse value is also displayed after each measurement.
Blood pressure measured in a doctor's office only provides a momentary
value. Repeated measurements at home better reflect one's actual blood
pressure values under everyday conditions.
Moreover, many people have a different blood pressure when they
measure at home, because they tend to be more relaxed than when in
the doctor's office. Regular blood pressure measurements taken at home
can provide your doctor with valuable information on your normal blood
pressure values under actual «everyday» conditions.
The ESH (European Society of Hypertension) and WHO (World Health
Organisation) have set up the following standard blood pressure values
when measured with a resting pulse at home:
Avoid compression or restriction of the connection tubing. Continuous
cuff pressure due to the connection tubing kinking can affect blood flow
and cause possible injury to the user.
It is not recommedned to use this device on the arm of the same side of
the body on which the user had a mastectomy.
Measuring blood pressure too frequently can cause injury to the user due
to blood flow interference.
It is not recommended to apply the cuff to a limb on which there is
intravasular access or on which an arterio-venous (A-V) shunt is present.
This can cause temporary interference of blood flow and potential injury
to the user.
DO NOT apply the cuff over a wound as this can cause further injury.
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