Beurer BM 53 - Adopting the Correct Posture; Selecting the User; Taking a Blood Pressure Measurement; Performing a Measurement

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4. The cuff is suitable for you if the index mark is within
the OK range after fitting the cuff.
Adopting the correct posture
• Sit in a comfortable upright position when taking the
blood pressure measurement. Lean back so that your
back is supported.
• Place your arm on a surface
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• Place your feet flat on the ground next to one another.
• The cuff must be level with your heart.
• Stay as still as possible during the measurement and do
not talk.
Selecting the user
This device has two users with 100 memory spaces each in
order that you can save measurements from two different
people separately from each other.
If multiple people are using the device, make sure that the
correct user has been selected before each measurement:
• Use the slider
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to set the desired user.
6.3 Taking a blood pressure measurement
Requirement: cuff attached, user selected.
Measurement
1. Press . All display elements are briefly displayed.
2. The start screen welcomes you for selected
or for se-
lected . From this start screen you can access all menu
items, e.g. user memory.
3. Press
again to start the measurement. The cuff inflates
itself automatically. The measurement process starts.
is displayed as soon as a pulse is detected.
To cancel the measurement, press
.
4. The systolic pressure, diastolic pressure and pulse meas-
urements are displayed. The cuff position control symbol
OK
is displayed throughout the entire measurement. If the
cuff is too loose, and will be displayed. In such
cases, the measurement is cancelled after approx. 15 sec-
onds and the device switches itself off.
is displayed if the measurement could not be per-
formed properly. In this case, please refer to the “Trou-
bleshooting” section.
If necessary, re-attach the cuff after 1 minute.
The device switches off automatically after approx.
30seconds. The value is saved to the selected or most
recently used user.
Multiple measurement
1. Press . All display elements are briefly displayed.
2. The start screen welcomes you for selected
or for se-
lected . From this start screen you can access all menu
items, e.g. user memory.
3.
Multiple measurement can be selected by pressing < or
>. flashes on the display. To start the measurement,
confirm with .
The cuff inflates itself automatically. The measurement
starts.