OMRON ANEROID BP KIT: INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Prior to taking your blood pressure measurement, you should avoid eating, smoking, and exercising for at least 30 minutes, and avoid taking measurements at stressful times. Take the measurement in a quiet place and seated in a relaxed position, with your left arm on a table so that the cuff is at the same level as the heart. Be sure to record measurements daily, also noting pulse and time of day. Slide the cuff to the upper part of the left arm. The stethoscope should be placed over the brachial artery located about one inch above the elbow crease. Rapidly inflate the cuff to about 30mmHg over the level at which the pulse disappears. Slowly deflate the cuff at a rate of about 2mmHg/second until pulses are first heard (this the reading for the systolic number) and until the pulses disappear (this is the diastolic number). Repeat this process within at least a 3 minute period. Use the mean value for the 2 recordings.