Applying The Cuff; Taking A Blood Pressure Measurement - Healthy Living Deluxe Thinline BT-9000HL Owner's Manual

Applying the Cuff

Insert the Cuff Plug into the Cuff Plug Jack
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on the Monitor.
Pull the Velcro tab so the cuff is laying flat
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with the Velcro facing up at you.
Pull the cuff to the left of the metal ring to
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form an opening for your arm.
Put your left arm through the cuff loop.
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The bottom of the cuff should be approx.
0.5 inch above elbow. The cuff tube
should lie over the brachial artery on the
inside of the arm.
If the cuff is properly positioned the tube
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should be running down your arm as in the
illustration to the right.
Pull the cuff so that the top and bottom
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edges are snug around your arm. Do not
tighten to the point of being uncomfortable.
When the cuff is positioned properly,
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press the Velcro firmly against the pile
side of the cuff.
Sit in a chair and place your arm on the
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table so that the cuff is at the same level
as your heart.
Relax your arm and sit with your palm facing
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upward.
Assure there are no kinks in the air tube.
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Applying the Cuff
Taking a Blood Pressure
Measurement
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Wrap the cuff around the wrist (refer to
previous page)
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Sit upright in a chair with feet flat on the
floor.
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Press " " or " " button to select a particu-
lar memory zone then
"START/STOP" button to start the measure-
ment. The monitor will automatically inflate to the level that is
right for you.
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When taking repeat measurements, make sure to select the
same memory zone before pressing "START/STOP", so the mea-
surement is registered to the appropriate memory.
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The result of your systolic and diastolic rates will flash
on the display for 4 seconds, and then your set per-
sonalized levels will appear for 2 seconds. This will
continue going back and forth for 1 minute before the
monitor goes into "rest" mode.
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If the systolic or diastolic rate of your reading result is greater
than (not equal to) your set personalized level the screen will
flash. In addition the measurement that is out of range, either
systolic or diastolic, will flash. If both are out of range both will
flash.
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To stop a reading in process, press "START/STOP" button.
press the

Taking a Blood Pressure Measurement

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