Measuring Blood Pressure - Sanitas SBC 24 Operating Instructions Manual

Note: If you hold down M, you can set the values faster.
• Press and M simultaneously. The month starts flashing. Using
the M button, set the month 1 to 12 and confirm with
• Set the day, hour and minute and confirm in each case with

5. Measuring blood pressure

Positioning cuff
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• 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.
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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
• Start the blood pressure monitor with the
display check, during which all numbers light up, the cuff pumps
up automatically.
• Cuff air pressure 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
displayed.
• Systolic and diastolic pressure are alternately displayed with the
pulse.
• You can interrupt measurement at any time by pressing the
ton.
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