Measuring Blood Pressure; Correct Posture - Beurer medical BC 19 Gebrauchsanweisung

5. Measuring blood pressure

Positioning cuff
• Bare your left wrist, making sure that the circulation in
the arm is not restricted by any clothes etc. that are
too tight. Position the cuff on the inside of your wrist.
• Fasten the cuff with the hook and loop fastener so that
the upper edge of the monitor is positioned approx. 1
cm below the ball of your thumb.
• The cuff has to be fitted tightly around the wristbut
should not constrict it.
Important: The instrument should only be operated with
the original cuff.

Correct posture

• Rest for approx. 5 minutes before each measurement.
Otherwise there may be divergences.
• You can perform the measurement
while sitting or lying. To carry out a
blood pressure measurement, make
sure you are sitting comfortably with
your arms and back leaning on
something. Do not cross your legs.
Place your feet flat on the ground.
Make sure to rest your arm and move it. Always make
sure that the cuff is at heart level. Otherwise significant
deviations can occur. Relax your arm and the palm of
your hand.
• In order not to distort the result, it is important to keep
still during the measurement and not talk.
Measuring blood pressure
• Put on the cuff as described previously and assume
the position in which you want to carry out the meas-
urement.
• Start the measurement process by pressing START/
STOP button . After checking the display with all
digits lighting up, the monitor will automatically inflate.
Following the self-test, during which all display ele-
ments briefly appear, the measurement begins. Dur-
ing inflation the device already determines measured
values used to estimate the required inflation pressure.
If this pressure is insufficient, the device automatically
inflates by another 40 mmHg (Real Fuzzy Logic).
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