inventum BC03 - Measuring Blood Pressure; Evaluating Results

•Bareyourleftwrist,makingsurethatthecirculation
inthearmisnotresctrictedbyanyclothesetc.that
aretootight.Positionthecuffontheinsideofyour
wrist.
•FastenthecuffwiththeVelcrofasteningsothatthe
upper edge of the monitor is positioned approx. 1 cm
belowtheballofyourthumb.
•Thecuffhastobettedtightlyaroundthewristbut
should not constrict it.
• Sit in a relaxed position.
•Ensurethatyourarmis
supported and bend it so that it
isatthelevelofyourheart(see
illustration).
• Before measurement allow an
adequate relaxation time of 5
minutes.
• In order not to distort the result, it is important to
keep still during the measurement and not talk.
•Switchonthebloodpressuremonitorwiththe“
”
button.
• Before the measurement, the last saved test result is
brieydisplayed.Ifthereisnomeasurementinthe
memory,theinstrumentalwaysdisplaysthevalue
‘0’.
• The cuff is pumped up to 180 mmHg. Cuff air
pressureisreleasedslowly.Ifatendencytowards
highbloodpressureisalreadydetectable,thecuff
is pumped up again and cuff pressure increased
further. As soon as a heart rate is detected, the
heartratesymbol isdisplayed.
•Heartrate,systolicanddiastolicbloodpressureare
displayed.
•Youcaninterruptmeasurementatanytimeby
pressingthe“
”button.
•“EE”appearsifithasnotbeenpossibletoperform
themeasurementproperly.Observethesectionin
these instructions on Troubleshooting and repeat the
measurement.
•Thetestresultissavedautomatically.
Cardiac arrhythmia
Thisinstrumentcanindentifypossiblecardiac
arrhythmiadisordersduringmeasurementandif
necessaryindicatesthemeasurementwiththeashing
icon
.Thismaybeanindicatorforarrhythmia.
Arrhythmiaisaconditionwheretheheartrhythmis
abnormal as a result of defects in the bioelectrical
systemcontrollingtheheartbeat.Thesymptoms
(omitted or premature hearts beats, slow or
7 | MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE
8 | EVALUATING RESULTS
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