Transcription of Blood Pressure Procedures Manual
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Blood Pressure Procedures Manual June 2019 Table of Contents Chapter Page 1 Overview of Blood Pressure .. 1-1 Importance of Blood Pressure measurement .. 1-1 Physiological/Anatomical Basis of BP Readings (Systolic and Diastolic) .. 1-1 Non-Invasive Brachial Blood Pressure Assessment .. 1-3 Clinical vs. Standardized BP 1-3 Training .. 1-5 Cleaning, Setting Up the Device, and Calibration for Accurate Standardized Readings (See Chapter 2) .. 1-5 Skills to Obtain Standardized Brachial BP measurement (See Chapter 3) .. 1-5 Data Entry-Related Skills (See Chapter 3) .. 1-6 Risk .. 1-7 References .. 1-8 2 Equipment and Supplies .. 2-1 List of Equipment and Supplies for Blood Pressure .. 2-1 List of Equipment .. 2-1 Description of Equipment for Blood Pressure .. 2-1 Omron IntelliSense Blood Pressure Monitor (HEM-907XL).. 2-1 Display Items on Omron BP Monitor.
The cuff is automatically inflated by the pump when the BP measurement is initiated. The cuff pressure increases to 180 millimeters of Mercury (mmHg) over 10 seconds, the pump stops, and the electronic valves control the deflation from 180 mmHg to a pressure below diastolic pressure. The total measurement time is approximately 36 seconds (4).
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