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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES
Signs and symbols
The following signs appear in the Safety Section (pages 2, 3, 4, 5)
and in this manual on pages 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17.
READ THIS ENTIRE MANUAL, THE SAFETY SECTION AND ALL
INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS COMPLETELY AND CARE-
FULLY BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT. FOLLOW ALL SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SITU-
ATIONS AND TO MAKE CORRECT USE OF THIS PRODUCT.
WARNING:
•
Consultyourphysicianbeforestartingtomeasureyourblood
pressure.
•
Readandunderstandallinstructionsandwarningsbeforeusing
thisdevice.
•
Likeanyoscillometricbloodpressuremeasurementdevices,
certainmedicalconditionscanaffectthemeasurementac-
curacy,amongothers:
–disorderofthecardiacrhythm
–verylowbloodpressure
–patientsinshock
–patientswithverylowbloodperfusion
–diabetes
–vesselanomalies
–peoplewithelectricalimplants,suchasacardiacpace-
maker
–womenwhoarepregnant.
Duetotheirconditiontheoscillometricmeasurementmethod
canproduceincorrectreadings.Thisrepresentsariskforyour
health,sincevaluesmaybeinterpretedincorrectly.Alwayscon-
sultyourphysiciantodeterminewhatwillbesuitableforyou.
•
NevertrytoadaptorplugthisdevicetotheACline.Thisdevice
isbatterypowered.
•
Thisproductdoesnotandisnotintendedtoprovideamedical
diagnosis.Measurementresultsareforreferenceonly.Self-
diagnosisandtreatment,e.g.regardingmedication,using
measuredresultsrepresentariskforyourhealth.Alwayscon-
sultwithalicensedphysicianfordeterminationofappropriate
medicationanddosagethereof.Followtheinstructionsofyour
physicianorlicensedhealthcareprovider.Ifyouhaveorsuspect
thatyouhaveamedicalproblem,promptlyconsultyourphys-
ician.Ifyouhaveanemergencypleasecall911immediately.
WARNING
WARNINGindicatesahazardous
situationwhich,ifnotavoided,
couldresultindeathorserious
injury.
CAUTION
CAUTIONindicatesahazardous
situationwhich,ifnotavoided,may
resultinminorormoderateinjury.
NOTICE
NOTICEaddressespracticesnot
relatedtopersonalinjury,suchas
productand/orpropertydamage.