Tips for Accurate Blood Pressure Readings

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Tips for Accurate Blood Pressure Readings

• For Emergency Medical Personnel

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Consider the Situation

• A patients Blood Pressure will be
• Higher in a stressful situation
• Take that into account when
• analyzing your results.

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Proper Technique will Yield the Most Accurate
Results

• Support the patients arm well
• Keep your non dominant hand below the patients
  elbow and ensure that his palm is supported well.
  
• If you have to place the arm on your lap, sand on
  your toes to minimize transmitting road noise
  travelling through your feet.

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Make Sure you Have a Quality Stethoscope in your
Kit

• Include a good quality stethoscope in your
  emergency medical equipment
• Also replace the diaphragm with a disposable
  diaphragm thats acoustically sensitive.

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Use the Bell of the Stethoscope

• Some studies have proven that the diaphragm works
  better, but when in emergency conditions on the
  road, bell readings are more accurate.

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For Emergency Medical Equipment Contact

• CoastBiomed.com
•  [phone] - SE HABLA ESPAÑOL
•  INFO_at_COASTBIOMED.COM