Taking Your Blood Pressure Reading - Veridian Healthcare 01-5021 Instruction Manual

TAKING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE READING

Please read the preceding portions of this manual prior to taking
your rst reading.
Reminder, it is important to avoid smoking, eating, taking
medication, alcohol consumption or physical activity 30 minutes
prior to taking a reading.
1. Position the monitor on a at, stable surface with the
digital display in view.
2. Insert the cuff tubing connector into the port on the
left side of your monitor, Fig 1.
3. Rest your elbow on a solid surface with your palm
facing upward. Elevate your arm so that the cuff is at
the same level as your heart, Fig 2. Relax your left
hand.
4. Press the (POWER) button to turn the unit on; the
unit will run a self-test, Fig 3.
5. The unit will brie y display the last reading value for that
memory bank. If there is no previous measurement, the unit will
display '0' for all of the reading values, Fig 4.
6. The cuff will automatically in ate to approximately 190mmHg or
40 mmHg higher than the last systolic pressure reading store in
memory.
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