When you check someones blood pressure manually do you check for the pulse then inflate the cuff slowly?

Answer 1

No, you DE-flate it slowly!!!

Answer 2

When you check someone's blood pressure manually you check the pulse. You only inflate the cuff after you find their pulse and with the scope on their inner elbow. Then when you inflate the cuff to about 180-200 and deflate very slowly wait until you can hear a clicking in the scope (in your ears) Make a note of the first number that you hear the click on and that is your top number. Then when you hear the last click (in your ears) you m ake a note of that number and that is the lower number.

The numbers are always even and not odd. So you should do it by even numbers. If you tell some doctor that it was 127/91 he will think you are ignorant. Even it to the nearest even number.

Answer 3

No, what you do is full the cuff all the way to around 200. Slowly release the cuff listening for the sound of blood. Once you hear it, its loud, thats the top number of the blood pressure and the lower is at the point were you cant hear the beat anymore. Normal blood pressure is around 120/80.

Answer 4

The first step is to LOCATE the pulse. Don't worry about counting beats yet, just the location, such as on the wrist or the carotid artery on the neck. Then proceed to inflate the cuff, slowly releasing the valve, counting the beats and monitoring the dial, etc. It is best to read a manual if available, and my tips are not the best. If needed, you can even call a pharmacist and ask him or her how to do this procedure.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

If you try finding the pulse it would be difficult without first inflating slightly.First inflate slightly until you can palpate(feel)the pulse,then you keep on inflating until the pulse disappears then you start de-flating slightly and check your reading as you are deflating the first time you hear the pulse it would be the systolic(high reading then when you can't hear the pulse anymore as you are de-flating check where on the reading the sound disappeared and that would be your diastolic reading(low reading).You can get on a site like the American heart Association and I am sure you will find good info on this.Good luck

Answer 7

you feel for the brachial pulse (the one by the bend in the arm), then put the cuff round and inflate quickly to about 180 mmhg, then deflate slowly, listening for the beats - the first lot are the systolic bp, then the 2nd lot are the diastolic.

Answer 8

put the cuff on loosely and place a steth under it. inflate until you hear/find a pulse. inflat more until pulse stops. release preasure until you hear a 'thud' and note reading at this point. (this is the top line figure). continue releasing preasure until you hear a second 'thud' and note reading. this is the bottom figure.

Answer 9

yes as there is no pulse when the cuff is inflated.

Answer 10

no just the BP