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Turn the patient's right palm up. [Fig. 5]
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Always wrap the cuff around the upper part of
the patient's right arm directly on the skin.
Wrapping the cuff around bulky clothing or a
rolled-up sleeve can cause the readings to be
inaccurate.
Align the brachial artery with the artery
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position mark
Wrap firmly with both hands, snug, and make sure to fasten with the hook and loop
5
fastener. For this step, place the cuff 1 ~ 2 cm (a little less than one inch) above the inside
of the elbow joint.
[Figs. 7-10]
* If after wrapping, INDEX, printed on the cuff, is misaligned with RANGE, select a different, more
appropriate size cuff according to the circumference of the arm, and wrap again.
* If not wrapped with appropriate cuff, the arm might become numb, or the HEM-9000AI might not
be able to measure blood pressure correctly.
* Wrapping the cuff at an angle will have no impact on the measurements, so allow the cuff to
follow the shape of the arm.
[Fig. 7]
[Fig. 9]
Align the cuff to be at the same height as the heart.
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Maintain the height of the cuff at the same height
*
as the heart in order to measure accurately.
[Fig. 11]
Measurement Preparation
. [Fig. 6]
1~2cm
(.5 - 1.0 inches)
How to Apply the Blood Pressure Cuff
[Fig. 5]
[Fig. 6]
[Fig. 8]
[Fig. 10]
[Fig. 11]
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