Care And Maintenance; Taking Your Blood Pressure Reading - Veridian Healthcare 01-5501 Instruction Manual

TAKING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE READING

8. Allow the cuff to continue to deflate. You will hear
changes in the sounds and then no sound at all. When
you have heard the last sound, note the reading
measurement, this is your DIASTOLIC pressure, Fig 4.
9. Quickly turn the valve counter-clockwise to deflate the
remaining air, Fig 5. Remove the cuff and record your
measurement on the included recording chart.
If yOU wISh TO TAkE ANOThER MEASUREMENT,
wAIT A MINIMUM Of 15 MINUTES bETwEEN
REAdINgS TO ALLOw fOR ThE bLOOd vESSELS TO
RETURN TO NORMAL.
CARE & MAINTENANCE
• Do not use any liquids on the gauge or cuff.
• Do not store in direct sunlight, dust or excessive humidity.
• Avoid extreme temperatures.
• Do not disassemble the gauge or cuff.
• Avoid dropping or hitting the surface of the gauge or stethoscope chestpiece.
When the cuff is fully deflated, make sure that the needle on the gauge is within the zero
square range. If the needle is outside of the zero range, it needs to be recalibrated by a quali-
fied technician. Ship your gauge, prepaid to: 1175 Lakeside Drive, Gurnee, IL 60031.
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Open valve
Fig. 4
Note last sound
Fig. 5