safety and maintenance in a safe place for future necessary. KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BLOOD Blood pressure is the force that blood is constantly changing as the heart blood pressure reaches its highest value, blood pressure. When the heart relaxes between blood pressure is lower, this is called the diastolic High blood pressure, is a condition where an individual’s is high over a long period of time. Untreated, hypertension cause many serious medical problems including strokes and attacks. To control hypertension it is therefore important to check blood pressure and decrease it by reducing fat and salt intake, proper weight and exercise. Even people who are born with high blood pressure can prevent worsening by doing suitable controls. CLASSIFICATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE - Normal blood pressure should be under 140mmHg (systolic) and under 90mmHg (diastolic). - The borderline for normal blood pressure lies between 140mmHg and 160mmHg (systolic) and between 90mmHg and 95mmHg (diastolic). - High blood (diastolic). Max. Systolic Max. Diastolic High blood pressure Over 160 Or over 95 Borderline 140-159 Or 90-94 Normal blood pressure 101-139 And 61-89 Low blood pressure Under 90 Or under 50 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON Why is it not healthy to have high blood ? The veins will be tighten when you have vein can in some cases break or thicken that important organs are not receiving the correct which again can cause serious diseases. Important mostly affected by high blood pressure includes: The Brain High blood pressure can cause sclerosis of the veins in the brain. This can further cause a brain haermorrhage or a stroke. The Heart High blood pressure can in serious cases cause coronary. The Kidneys Sclerosis of the veins can result in a decreased kidney function, which further can result in urine poisoning. 40 How do IMPORTANT pressure ? The blood pressure the changes important that the measurements days and it is also important you can control the development. Are there any symptoms related If your blood pressure is too high, examples of symptoms are: headache, sleeplessness etc. Which conditions are affecting the blood pressure - Medication - Exercise - Sleep - Diet - Physical condition - Working environment Can you avoid / prevent high blood pressure ? If you have high blod pressure, you should be aware of the food you eat: eat less fat and less salt. You should also be aware of your working conditions: avoid stress. Furthermore exercise and plenty of rest are also helpful to prevent high blood pressure. - Do not use doctor. - Keep the unit out humidity and keep it - Do not immerse the appliance - Store the unit out of childrens - Do not push the Start/Stop button on your wrist. - To obtain the best results make sure measurements is relaxed and calm. - One hour after eating a meal is a perfect pressure, since you are very relaxed at - After smoking or drinking alcohol the blood pressure - After exercising or after taking a bath it is recommended wait 20 minutes before measurering the blood pressure. - Low temperatures will make the blood pressure rise, a room of approx. 20° is perfect for measurering the blood presure. - If you wish to do a measurement after a meal, do the measurement before drinking alcohol or smoking. - People with high blood pressure, diabetics, people with kidney problems etc. will properly find a large difference in the blood pressure taken on the upper arm (which is the case when you have it done at the doctor) and when the blood pressure is measured on the wrist. If there is any doubt, please contact your doctor. 41 CORRECT To obtain the follow these important - Be seated in a chair - Rest your arm on a heart. Use the storage - Place both feet on the ground. LIST OF Display Battery cover Wrist cuff Set button Memory button Start/Stop button Mode button Storage boxl 42 DESCRIPTION Deflating Inflating Measurement error Measuring Low battery PREPARATION BEFORE TAKING Battery installation: - Pull off the battery cover in the same direction as the arrows are pointing. - Install 2 pcs. alkaline AAA batteries, noting the proper orientation of positive and negative terminals of the batteries in the battery compartment. - Replace the battery cover. - If the low battery symbol appears on the display replace both batteries. - It is recommended that you use Alkaline batteries since they are functioning for a longer period of time. - Remove the batteries if the unit is not being used for a long period of time. Applying - With your the cuff so that from your palm. - Do not apply wrist - Wrap the cuff snugly around your wrist fastener. The top and bottom edges of the evenly around your wrist. - Any gab between the wrist and cuff will affect the measurement. - The fabric cuff can be folded down for ease of viewing TAKING A MEASUREMENT - After the cuff has been properly placed on either the right or left wrist, press the Start/Stop button. All symbols on the display will appear. - After the display reads "0" the "Fuzzy L...