Measuring blood pressure and pulse
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Fig. 7: Insert air hose
1) Insert the air hose connection into the air hose
socket on the left-hand side of the blood
pressure monitor (see Fig. 7).
2) Uncover your left upper arm.
3) Insert your left arm into the blood pressure cuff.
Fig. 8: Correct position of blood pressure cuff
4) Position the blood pressure cuff correctly (see
Fig. 8):
▪ The hose must run down the middle of the
inside of your lower arm towards your middle
finger.
▪ The lower edge of the cuff must be about
2 cm (0.8 in) above your elbow.
▪ The artery marking (arrow above the hose)
must be pointing downwards on the middle of
the inside of your arm.