JJR512
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I'm looking for a recommendation for an automatic blood pressure cuff with a certain set of features. I'm talking about the devices that just take a blood pressure (most also display a pulse but that's not important), some of which can be found in a Wal-Mart or local pharmacy for $50-70. But these units come with a cuff, and usually you can get a larger cuff, but I think the cuffs made for them are the only ones that will work, because they don't use regular connectors.
So I'm wondering if anyone knows of a device that inflates a cuff, deflates it, and displays a blood pressure, uses a standard type of cuff connector so that multiple sizes of cuffs can be used or disposable cuffs can be used for isolation patients, and, if possible, can be set to automatically take the BP at defined time intervals. I can live without automatic operation at timed intervals feature, and I can probably live without the automatic inflation feature (these use a standard bulb and are inflated manually, but deflated automatically during the measurement phase). Also, the device has to be durable enough for ambulance use, and, of course, it has to work on batteries.
A full-blown vitals monitor (even without cardiac monitoring) is too expensive for me (these devices usually start at about $2500), and I already have a decent pulse oximeter, anyway.
I want an automatic BP cuff device to use at my pay job with a commercial ambulance company, where most patients are routine taxi rides. We are required (by company policy) to take two sets of vitals, even if the trip is just one minute across the street (which actually happens a lot). Sometimes I can get vitals at the originating or destination facility, but there isn't always an actual medical facility at either end of the trip, or it's not always possible, so I'm just looking for a way to make my work easier.
So I'm wondering if anyone knows of a device that inflates a cuff, deflates it, and displays a blood pressure, uses a standard type of cuff connector so that multiple sizes of cuffs can be used or disposable cuffs can be used for isolation patients, and, if possible, can be set to automatically take the BP at defined time intervals. I can live without automatic operation at timed intervals feature, and I can probably live without the automatic inflation feature (these use a standard bulb and are inflated manually, but deflated automatically during the measurement phase). Also, the device has to be durable enough for ambulance use, and, of course, it has to work on batteries.
A full-blown vitals monitor (even without cardiac monitoring) is too expensive for me (these devices usually start at about $2500), and I already have a decent pulse oximeter, anyway.
I want an automatic BP cuff device to use at my pay job with a commercial ambulance company, where most patients are routine taxi rides. We are required (by company policy) to take two sets of vitals, even if the trip is just one minute across the street (which actually happens a lot). Sometimes I can get vitals at the originating or destination facility, but there isn't always an actual medical facility at either end of the trip, or it's not always possible, so I'm just looking for a way to make my work easier.