NBP SETUP
VF8 DELTA/DELTA XL/KAPPA 13-5
STEPS: Applying the NBP Cuff
1. Ask the patient to sit or lie down. The limb should be relaxed, extended and
placed on a smooth surface for support.
2. Place the cuff at 2 to 5 cm above the elbow crease (or in the middle of the
back of the thigh). The cuff label “this side to patient” must be placed against
the skin.
3. Place the marker over the artery, pointing to hand or foot. Once the
cuff is applied, the cuff label “index line” must fall within the area marked as
“range.”
4. Wrap the deflated cuff snugly around the limb without impeding blood flow.
5. Caution the patient not to talk or move upon inflation of the cuff.
NOTE: Place the cuff so that it does not apply pressure to joints.
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