1. Bare the patient’s arm, including the upper arm that will be wrapped by the cuff 2. Support the weight of the patient’s arm with your hand underneath their elbow 3. Use the same hand to hold the diaphragm of the stethoscope on the arm 4. Actually hold the stethoscope over the brachial artery rather […]
These three posts were the most viewed in July, apparently a lot of us had heat on our minds. 1. 5 Heat Injury Prevention Tips 2. Heat Emergency Assessment Tips 3. Everything you Wanted to Know About Blood Pressure Assessment
Three posts together are everything (or almost everything) you wanted to know about blood pressure assessment: 1. Blood Pressure Assessment Tips from Everyday EMS Tips guest blogger Michael Fraley 2. The Blood Pressure from Steve Whitehead’s series on vital signs 3. Blood Pressure – Vital Knowledge for EMS by Chris Kaiser Bonus: 10 blood pressure […]
Paramedic and EMS instructor David Arredondo sent this blood pressure assessment tip: When auscultating a Blood Pressure, use your bulb hand to feel for the radial pulse. You can auscultate and palpate at the same time. If you are not able to hear a BP, you might be able to feel for one. Thanks David […]
This is a guest post by Michael Fraley. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Taking an accurate blood pressure was one of the first things we all learned in EMT or First Responder class, but it can be very easy to get in the habit of using […]
Read ten quick tips for blood pressure assessment in the Everyday EMS Tips column at EMS1.com. Blood pressure is a measure of perfusion pressure during the contraction and refilling phases of the heart beat. Like any vital sign it is most useful when it is trending over time. Updated 11/16/2011Read Kelly Grayson’s blood pressure assessment […]