How to Measure Blood Pressure, Non-Invasive Blood Pressure in Monitor for continuous monitoring, Blood pressure age chart, nibp cuffs, etc
Preparation for NIBP monitoring :
Place the patient In supine position and connect the BP cuff to the arm
If the cuff not placed at the level of the heart than the pressure values obtained will not reflect the true physiological pressure
Blood pressure recall Auto Mode
Precautions With Automatically Cycled BP Cuffs
Place the limb In each a way that stretching and weight exertion on affected nerves.
Select I measurement Interval that provides adequate venous drainage during cuff deflation.
The limb on which the cuff is connected inspects periodically in order to detect venostasis.
An accurate BP determination might be difficult if the patient has an irregular cardiac
rhythm.
Cuff size selection is a very important criterion to get accurate blood pressure readings.
Note
Cuffs become soft after use. They sometimes develop folds that are permanent and hence leave temporary marks on the limb, such cuffs should be replaced.
Caution
Extreme caution, when NIBP is set to STAT mode for all types of patients. Nerve Injury occurs during the use of automatically cycled blood pressure measurements.
For NIBP measurements :
The cuff selected must fit the upper limb properly and must overlap to encircle the limb. There should not be any air gap between the cuff and the limb. It can fasten using the strap.
The usual application sites of the cuff are on the brachial artery. The right side of the cuff wraps around the arm to achieve the best result.
The cuff is designed to inflate only when it is wrapped around the limbs. Do not inflate the cuff when not supported by an extremity.
Do not connect the SpO2 sensor and NIBP cuff on the same limb.
Warning
The cuff should not apply on a limb being used for an intravenous infusion.
