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Which will you prefer in getting an accurate reading during blood pressure taking?

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Question added by ubong Akpaete , medic / site nurse and assitant safety officer , sinopec oil and gas coy nigeria limited, Nigeria
Date Posted: 2013/07/01
Muhammad Asif Khatab
by Muhammad Asif Khatab , Emergency Medical Technician , rescue1122

1. Let patient rest for at least30 minutes before taking BP.2. Let patient lie on bed, while taking BP.3. Get the BP at the left arm.4. Inflate the cuff up to200Hgmm then deplate slowly and perceptively.

5. relaease the pressure slowly and listen  with stethoscope carefuly .

6. and note the reading on patient chart 

Agnes Reus
by Agnes Reus , Emergency Medical Services nurse and Building Safety Inspector , Bureau of Fire Protection

1. Let patient rest for at least30 minutes before taking BP

2. Let patient lie on bed, while taking BP

3. Get the BP at the left arm

4. Inflate the cuff up to200Hgmm then deplate slowly and perceptively

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