Measuring Blood Pressure - Hartmann TENSOVAL COMFORT Instructions For Use Manual

4. Measuring blood pressure

W e recommend that you meas-
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ure your blood pressure while
sitting with your back supported
by the back of the chair. Place
both feet flat on the floor with
the legs next to each other.
Place your forearm with the
palm relaxed upwards on a
support and make sure the cuff
is at the level of the heart.
D o not turn the device on until
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the cuff has been applied,
otherwise the cuff can become
damaged through the resulting
excess pressure.
P ress the START/STOP button.
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The appearance of all display
segments followed by a flashing
arrow pointing downwards,
shows that the device is
checking itself automatically and
is ready for use. Subsequently,
automatic inflation begins at
approx. 180 mmHg. If the infla-
tion pressure is insufficient or if
the measurement is interrupted,
the device continues to inflate at
a rate of 30 mmHg until a high
enough pressure is reached.
I f you require a higher inflation
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pressure, you can avoid having
to repeat inflating by pressing
the START/STOP button again
shortly after inflation starts for a
few seconds and keep it pressed
until the desired cuff pressure is
reached. This should be approx.
30 mmHg over the systolic
value.
I mportant: you should not move
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or talk throughout the entire
measuring procedure!
A s pressure in the cuff
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decreases, the heart symbol and
the falling cuff pressure are
displayed.
A beep indicates the end of
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measurement. Then the systolic
and diastolic blood pressure
values appear simultaneously on
the display, with the pulse rate
beneath them (see fig.).
The time appears above the
reading and M1 or M2 is
displayed on the left. M1
represents the reading for the
first person and M2 for the
second. As long as the reading is
displayed, you can apply the
values to the respective person
by pressing the M1 or M2 but-
ton. Otherwise, if you do not
apply them the reading is auto-
matically stored for the memory
button appearing on the display.
I n order to switch off the device,
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press the START/STOP button.
Otherwise the device will switch
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