Taking Your Blood Pressure Reading - Veridian Healthcare 01-506 Instruction Manual

taking your Blood Pressure reading

Please read the preceding portions of this manual prior to taking
your first reading.
Reminder, it is important to avoid smoking, eating, taking
medication, alcohol consumption or physical activity 30 minutes
prior to taking a reading.
1. 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 1. Relax your left hand.
2. Press the POWER button to turn the unit on; the unit will run a
self-test, Fig. 2.
3. The unit will briefly 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. 3.
4. The cuff will automatically inflate to approximately 190mmHg or 40
mmHg higher than the last systolic pressure reading stored in
memory.
5. When the inflation has reached optimum level, the display will begin
to show the decreasing pressure while you feel the pressure of the
cuff decrease.
NOTE: You can stop the inflation or deflation process at any
time by pressing the POWER button.
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