Gima PC-300 Manuel De L'utilisateur page 72

Safety Instructions for blood pressure measurement
 Blood pressure measurement is prohibited to those who have severe hemorrhagic tenden-
cies or with sickle cell disease, as partial bleeding maybe caused.
 Too frequent measurements or connection tube kinking may result in purpura, neuralgia and
lack of blood.
 Wrap the cuff and operation of the start/cancel button
 Do NOT apply the CUFF over a wound, as this can cause further injury.
 Operation of the device does not result in prolonged impairment of PATIENT blood circulation.
 Do NOT wrap the cuff on limbs with transfusion tubes, intubation or skin lesions on the area,
as damage may be caused to the limbs.
 The equipment can be used on pregnant or pre-eclamptic patients.
 The proper operating steps are needed to obtain accurate resting Blood Pressure reading
routinely:
-- Patient position in normal state, including comfortably seated, legs uncrossed, feet flat on
the floor, back and arm supported, middle of the cuff at the level of the right atrium of the
heart.
-- The patient should be as relaxed as possible and should not talk during the measurement
procedure.
-- 5 minutes should elapse before the first reading is taken.
The user needs to check the operation of this equipment does not result in prolonged impair-
ment of patient blood circulation.
 Readings can be affected by the measurement site, the position of the patient(standing, sit-
ting, lying down), exercise, or the patient's physiological condition.
 The performance of the equipment can be affected by extreme temperature, humidity and
altitude.
ENGLISH
are the frequently used functions.
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