Do not use damaged cuffs, hoses, or connectors.
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Ensure proper cuff selection and placement to avoid inaccurate measurements or patient
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injury.
Position the cuff so it is level with the heart during measurement.
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Do not attach the cuff to a limb being used for IV infusion, SpO
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monitoring equipment. Cuff inflation might block the infusion, causing harm to the patient
or inaccurate SpO
Do not repeat NIBP measurements (particularly STAT measurements) at intervals less than
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3-5 minutes over an extended period of time. Rapidly repeating measurement can impair
circulation in the monitored limb.
Do not sterilize or immerse the cuffs or hoses.
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measurements.
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Cuff and Hose Safety
monitoring, or other
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