Important Instructions For Use; Inserting/Replacing Batteries - VIsocor HM50 Gebrauchsanleitung

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3. Important instructions for use

For a representative blood pressure value, please observe the following
points both before and while taking the measurement:
• Refrain from drinking alcoholic or caffeinated beverages and smoking at
least one hour before measuring.
• Please rest at least 5 minutes before measuring. Depending on the pre-
vious degree of stress/exertion, this can even require up to one hour.
• Expose the wrist, clothing or a watch/jewellery must not impair the blood
flow in or from the arm as this influences the blood pressure at the
measurement point.
• Body posture must be relaxed:
- For this purpose, sit at a table (if possible the height of a dining table,
not a coffee table!).
- Rest your back against the backrest of the chair.
- Support your forearm so that the cuff is at the same height as your
heart.
- Place your feet on the floor and do not cross your legs.
• It is absolutely essential to sit still and remain quiet. Irregular move-
ments, vibrations (shaking), talking and breathing heavily will affect
and may even falsify the measurement. Look out for irregular pulse
signals in the display; if necessary, repeat the measurement under more
favourable conditions.
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• Unusual measurement results are possible with all automatically meas-
uring blood pressure measurement systems from time to time. Check
yourself: did you comply with the instructions for use above? If neces-
sary, repeat the measurement after allowing the blood circulation in the
arm to recuperate briefly; rest for about 3-5 minutes for this purpose.
Tip: Remain seated, your monitor will switch off automatically about
3 minutes after a measurement. Afterwards, we recommend that you
repeat the measurement.
In order to rule out differences between left and right and to obtain com-
parable measurement results, it is important always to take blood-pres-
sure measurements on the same arm. Ask your doctor which arm he/
she recommends you take your measurements on.
• Blood pressure is not a fixed value. It may fluctuate upwards or downwards
by more than 20 mmHg on patients within a few minutes.

4. Inserting/replacing batteries

• Opening the battery compartment:
Remove the cover of the battery compartment on the side of the unit.
• Inserting batteries:
Remove the old batteries from the unit and insert the new ones. Please
observe proper polarity (marking in battery compartment).
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