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NBP Monitoring
If wrapping around the arm, wrap the cuff at 2 to 5 cm above the elbow
crease, and place the artery mark () over the patient's brachial artery,
pointing to the patient's hand.
If wrapping around the leg, wrap the cuff around the middle of the thigh,
and place the artery mark () over the patient's femoral artery, pointing to
the patient's foot.
Instruct the patient to remain quiet and still during the measurement.
2. Connect the NBP cuff to the NBP hose, and connect the hose to the PPM3.
Try to allow 5 min elapse before taking the first measurement in Step 3.
3. Start the NBP measurement by pressing the NBP START/STOP key on
the PPM3 front panel.
4. After starting a measurement, if for any reason you want to stop it, simply
press the NBP START/STOP key again.
5. To configure the PPM3 to take measurements automatically at a preset
interval, press the NBP INTERVAL key on the front panel or select NBP
Interval in the Setup NBP menu. Once changed from something other than
Off, the PPM3 will display the message "NBP Interval – N minutes" in the
message area, where N is the interval. See Section 10.2.3 NBP
INTERVAL KEY for more information on NBP Interval Mode.
6.3. Checking the NBP Measurement
When you have connected the patient following the steps listed above, you should
be able to take a blood pressure measurement. When the measurement completes,
the PPM3 should display the blood pressure in the NBP parameter area as shown
below along with alarm limit settings (shown as disabled below) and a time
stamp. The patient's systolic and diastolic pressures are displayed in as SYS/DIA
while the mean pressure is displayed in parentheses.
Figure 21. NBP Value with Interval
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N i g h t i n g a l e P P M 3 U s e r ' s G u i d e
April 2019
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