Medisana HGN Manual page 28

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With the HGN upper arm blood pressure monitor you have purchased a MEDISANA quality product.
To ensure the best results and long-term satisfaction with your MEDISANA HGN blood pressure
monitor, we recommend that you read the following operating and maintenance instructions
carefully.
Please check first of all that the device is complete and is not damaged in any way. In case of doubt,
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do not use it and contact your supplier or your service centre.
Items supplied
The following parts are included:
and packaging
• 1 MEDISANA Blood pressure monitor HGN
• 2 Batteries (Typ AAA, LR03) 1,5V
The packaging can be reused or recycled. Please dispose properly of any packaging material no longer
required. If you notice any transport damage during unpacking, please contact your supplier without
delay.
Blood pressure is the pressure created in the blood vessels by each heart beat. When the heart
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contracts (= systole) and pumps blood into the arteries, it brings about a rise in pressure. The
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highest value is known as the systolic pressure and is the first value to be measured. When the
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cardiac muscle relaxes to take in fresh blood, the pressure in the arteries also falls. Once the
arteries are relaxed, a second reading is taken – the diastolic pressure.
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WARNING
Please ensure that the polythene packing is kept away from the reach of children!
Risk of suffocation!
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• 1 Storage box
• 1 Instruction manual
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