Applying The Cuff - Hartmann TENSOVAL comfort Instructions For Use Manual

Further notes:
Y ou should take your blood
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pressure in a quiet place, in a
relaxed seated position.
Measurement can be taken on
the right or left arm. The arm
giving higher readings should
be used for long-term blood
pressure monitoring.
D o not take your blood pressure
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after taking a bath or exercising.

3.4 Applying the cuff

M easurement should be taken
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on the naked arm which usually
has the higher blood pressure
value.
W hen using the draw-clamp cuff
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(standard cuff), included with
the device, thread the end of the
cuff through the metal hoop, so
as to form a loop. In this
instance, the Velcro fastener
must be on the outside. Wrap
the cuff round the upper arm,
the air tube lies in the centre of
the elbow angle, running down
on the inside of the forearm on
a level with the middle finger,
pointing towards the hand. Take
the free end of the cuff, wrap it
firmly round the arm and close
the Velcro fastener.
C heck that the white strip is
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placed in the middle of the
elbow, on the artery and that
the lower edge of the cuff is
approx. 2.5 cm from the bend of
the elbow (see fig.).
T he cuff should be firm but not
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too tight. You should be able to
push two fingers between the
arm and the cuff. Please note
that uneven wrapping of the cuff
can lead to inaccurate readings.
U se the markings on the edge of
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the cuff to check whether cuff
size is correct. The white arrow
should lie within the red marking
strip.
I nsert the cuff connector in the
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cuff socket on the left side of the
device. Attention: do not use the
mains adapter socket on the
back of the device!
M ake sure that the tube is not
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kinked or damaged, as the
measurement could otherwise be
impaired.
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