Procedure performed:
1. The patient undresses the upper arm, so there is no pressure on the
brachial artery
2. The position of the patient can be lying, half sitting or sitting
3. Use the right cuff with a size that fits the patient's arm
4. Place a circular cuff on the arm, with the bottom of the cuff 2 – 3
cm above the cubital fossa and the part of the rubber balloon
pressing above the brachial artery.
5. Ensure that the rubber tubing is not bent or pinched by the cuff
6. Connect the cuff to the sphygmomanometer
7. Feel the brachial artery pulse in the cubital fossa and radial artery
with the index and middle fingers (to determine there is no
pressure)
8. Close the control valve on the pump cuff
9. Make sure that the stethoscope is in the examiner's ear, palpate for
the radial artery pulse
10. Inflate the cuff until the radial artery pulse is no longer palpable
11. Then pump again up to 20-30 mmHg (do not go higher, because it
can cause pain to the patient, pain can increase blood pressure)
12. Place the diaphragm of the stethoscope over the brachial artery
13. Release the control valve slowly so that drops at a rate of 2-3
mmHg per second or 1 scale per second
14. Check the level when you hear the first beat of the brachial artery,
which is the systolic pressure
15. Check the level when there is a change in tone that suddenly
weakens in the last pulse, which is called diastolic pressure
16. Remove the stethoscope from the examiner's ear and the cuff from
the patient's arm.
17. Clean the earpiece and diaphragm of the stethoscope with a
disinfectant.
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