General Notes - Beurer BC 81 Mode D'emploi

6.2 Maintain correct posture
• Before every measurement, relax for about five
minutes; otherwise deviations can occur.
• You can take the
measurement
while sitting or
lying down. For
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a sitting
measurement,
sit comfortably
with your arms
and back supported. Do not cross your legs.
Place your feet flat on the ground. Make sure to
rest your arm and keep it steady and still.
Always make sure that the cuff is at heart level.
Otherwise significant deviations can occur.
Relax your arm and the palm of your hand. An
OK symbol bar is integrated into the device to
additionally assist you. It signals the correct
position of the wrist blood pressure monitor.
You are in the correct position if you can see the
OK on the display.
• To avoid falsifying the measurement, it is
important to remain still during the measurement
and not to speak.

6.3 General Notes

• For reliable monitoring and reference of
blood pressure, keeping long-term records is
recommended.
• To minimize measurement variations due to
physical activity, rest at least 5 minutes before
measuring your blood pressure (or 15 minutes
after strenuous activity). You should not be
physically tired or exhausted while taking
measurement.
• In order to obtain a resting condition blood
pressure, avoid eating, drinking alcohol and
caffeinated beverages, smoking, exercising, and
bathing for at least 30 minutes before taking a
measurement.
• Stress raises blood pressure.
• Perform measurements in a quiet and relaxed
environment at room temperature.
• Always wait at least 5 minutes between
measurements to allow the blood circulation
in your arm to return to normal. You may need
to increase the wait time depending on your
individual physiological characteristics. Because
of normal physiologic changes and the many
external factors influencing blood pressure, it
is unusual to obtain identical blood pressure
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