Taking your Blood Pressure at Home
- Don’t smoke, exercise or drink caffeine within 30 minutes of your reading
- Place the arm cuff just above your elbow
- Keep still and quiet while you take your reading
- Take two or three readings, each about one to two minutes apart and record the average
Non-urgent advice: If any of the following occur please get immediate assistance
1. If your reading is over 160/100 please call us.
2. Seek emergency care if your blood pressure reading is 180/120 or higher AND you have any of the following symptoms, which may be signs of organ damage.
– Change in vision
– Chest pain
– Difficulty speaking
– Numbness or weakness
– Shortness of breath
– Severe headache.
2. Seek emergency care if your blood pressure reading is 180/120 or higher AND you have any of the following symptoms, which may be signs of organ damage.
– Change in vision
– Chest pain
– Difficulty speaking
– Numbness or weakness
– Shortness of breath
– Severe headache.
Please type your BP reading in the box below. All cells must be filled before sending the readings off to us.