Kinetik BPM1KTL Series Staff Training Manual

Brand: Kinetik

Model: BPM1KTL Series

Type: Staff Training Manual

Kinetik BPM1KTL Series is a clinically tested and approved blood pressure monitor by the British Hypertension Society. It provides accurate and reliable blood pressure readings in the comfort of your home.

Key Features:

Easy to Use: Fully automatic operation with just one button, making it simple for anyone to use.
Accurate Readings: Measures blood pressure and heart rate with an accuracy of +/- 3 mmHg.
Irregular Heartbeat Detection: Alerts you if an irregular heartbeat is detected during measurement.
Traffic Light System: Classifies your blood pressure into color-coded categories (green, amber, red) for easy understanding.

Key Features:

Easy to Use: Fully automatic operation with just one button, making it simple for anyone to use.
Accurate Readings: Measures blood pressure and heart rate with an accuracy of +/- 3 mmHg.
Irregular Heartbeat Detection: Alerts you if an irregular heartbeat is detected during measurement.
Traffic Light System: Classifies your blood pressure into color-coded categories (green, amber, red) for easy understanding.

BPM1KTLTrainingManual

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STAFF TRAINING MANUAL

BloodPressureMonitor

Model:BPM1KTL

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BPM1KTLTrainingManual

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Pleasereviewandrefertothistrainingmanualgivingyouall

theinformationbehindKinetikBloodPressureMonitor,the

technologyituses,andwhoisbehindit.Thisissoallcustomer

questionscanbeanswered.

WhatistheBPM1KTL?

TheBPM1KTLisanelectronicbloodpressuremonitor(also

known

asasphygmomanometer),amedicaldevicethatis

usedtomeasurearterialbloodpressure.TheBPM1KTL

comprisesofamainunitthathousesthebattery,control

panelandLCD,thisconnectstotheuserthroughacuffthatis

wrappedaroundtheupperarm.TheBPM1KTListhefirst

ever‘Traffic

Light’typeBloodPressureMonitortobetested

andapprovedbytheBritishHypertensionSociety.

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WhatisHypertension?

Hypertension (or High Blood Pressure) isachronicmedical

conditioninwhichthearterialbloodpressureiselevated.

Persistenthypertensionisoneoftheriskfactorsforstroke,

heartfailureandisaleadingcauseofchronickidneyfailure.

Evenamoderateelevationofbloodpressurecanleadto

shortenedlifeexpectancy.Sincehypertensioniscommonly

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asymptomaticorclinicallysilent(i.e.nonoticeable 

symptoms),isoftenreferredtoasa‘silentkiller’.Asmanyas

1in4adultshavehypertensionwithoutknowingit.Assuchit

isimportantthatbloodpressureismonitoredonaregular

basis.

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Q.Doestakingameasurementhurt? 

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A.No,althoughsomeslightdiscomfortmaybefeltasthecuff

inflates.

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Q.Aretheyanyrisksfromover‐use?

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A.Bloodpressureshouldbemonitoredatleastonceaday.It

isrecommendedtowaitatleast60minutesbetween

readings.

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Q.Whataretheadvantagesofthe

BPM1KTL?

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A.Itisveryaccurate,premiumbloodpressuremonitorthatis

capableofmeasuringandclassifyingbloodpressureina

simpleandreliableway.Itisalsoabletonotifytheuserif

irregularheartbeatsaredetectedduringameasurement.

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Q.DoestheKinetikBPM1KTLrunoffthemains

orfrom

batteries?

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A.Itrunsonbatteries(4xAAA).

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FrequentlyaskedQuestions

Q.WhyshouldImeasuremybloodpressure?

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A.Highbloodpressureisaleadingcauseofheartattackand

strokes.Highbloodpressurehasnoobvioussymptomsand

canonlybedetectedbyusingabloodpressuremonitor.

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Q.IstheBPM1KTLclinicallyapproved?

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A.Yes.IthasMedical

CEforefficacyandsafetyunderthe

EuropeanMedicalDeviceDirective.Ithasalsobeenapproved

bytheBritishHypertensionSociety.

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Q.WhatistheBPM1KTLandhowdoesitwork?

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A.Itisanoninvasivedigitalbloodpressuremonitorthat

quicklyandaccuratelymeasuresarterialbloodpressure

through

aninflatablecuffthatiswrappedaroundtheupper

arm.

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Q.Howlongwillittaketomeasuremybloodpressure?

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A.Themeasurementprocesstakesaround30seconds.

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Q.IstheBPM1KTLsafetouse?

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A.Yes–theBPM1KTLiscompletelysafetouse.Ifhowever

anypainisfelttheunitshouldberemovedandnolonger

used.

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TreatingHypertension

Dietaryandlifestylechangescanimprovebloodpressure

control&decreasetheriskofassociatedhealth

complicationsandthismustalwaysbeconsideredasthefirst

stepintreatinghypertension.However,drugtreatmentmay

provenecessaryinpatientsforwhomlifestylechangesprove

ineffectiveorinsufficient.

BPM1KTLBlood

PressureMonitormainmessagingclaims:

 ClinicallytestedandapprovedbytheBritish

HypertensionSociety.

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 Providesbloodpressureclassificationviaauser

friendly‘TrafficLight’system.

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 Abletodetectirregularheartbeatsandnotifythe

useraccordingly.

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 Anaccurateyetaffordablewaytomonitoryour

bloodpressure.

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 Simpletouse,fullyautomatic,lightweightand

portable.

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 1in4adultshavehypertensionanddonotknow

it.

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Whodowetarget?

TheKinetikBloodPressureMonitorissuitableforadultsand

children.ItisNOTrecommendedforinfants.

TheKinetikBPM1KTLBloodPressureMonitor:

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ProductSpecification

BritishHypertensionSocietyApproval.

‘TrafficLight’BloodPressureClassificationSystem

IrregularHeartbeatDetectionSystem

2x30UserMemory.

MeasuresBloodPressureandHeartRate.

Accurateto+/‐3mmHg

FullyAutomatic.

AutoShutOff.

Dimensions:97x97x46mm.

Weight:198gwithoutrequired4xAAAbatteries.

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PackContents

1xSystemunit.

1xArmCuff.

1xUserGuidewithRecordCard.

4xAAABatteries

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Whoisbehindthebrand?

TheKinetikBPM1KTLBloodPressureMonitorismadeby

HarvardMedicalDevices,theUK'sleadingsupplierofhome

usemedicalproductsandelectricalhomehealthdeviceswith

over2millionunitssold.HarvardMedicalDeviceshas

ISO13485,ISO9001&StandardsCouncilofCanada

accreditation.Harvard

MedicalDevicesisalsoregisteredwith

theUSFood&DrugAdministrationandisamemberofthe

BritishStandardsInstitution.

ThisKinetikBloodPressureMonitorhasbeendeveloped

accordingtothespecificationsandstandardsdetailedinthe

EuropeanMedicalDeviceDirective93/42/EECandapproved

bytheBritishHypertensionSociety.

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IrregularHeartBeat(CardiacArrhythmia)Detection

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TheBPM1KTLisdesignedtodetectPrematureVentricular

Contractions,alsoknownasaPrematureVentricularComplex

(orcomplexes),VentricularPrematureContractions(or

complexorcomplexes),VentricularPrematureBeats,or

Extrasystoles.ItisnotdesignedtodetectAtrialFibrillationor

AtrialPrematureBeats.Ifanirregularheartbeatisdetected

during

measurement,anindicatorwillbedisplayedandthe

measurementshouldbetakenagainafterashortrest.

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IMPORTANT:

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Usersshouldrefrainfromeating,drinking,smokingor

exercisefor30minutesinordertoobtainaccurateresults.

Theusershouldrestfor5minutesbeforetakingareading

andshouldnot

moveortalkwhilethereadingisbeingtaken.

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BloodPressureClassification:

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Bloodpressureisclassifiedbasedonthesystolicanddiastolic

bloodpressuresmeasuredinmillimetersofmercury(mmHg).

Systolicbloodpressureisthebloodpressureinvesselsduring

aheartbeatandisthehighernumber.Diastolicblood

pressureisthepressurebetweenheartbeatsandisthe

lower

number.Thesetwonumbersaregiventogetheri.e.“120over

80”toindicateabloodpressurevalue.

HowtousetheBPM1KTLBloodPressureMonitor:

Thecuffmustbewrapped1‐2cmabovetheelbowjointwith

therubbertuberunningdownthecentreofthearm.

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

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Ideallythetestshouldbedonewhileseatedatatablewith

thearmatthesamelevelastheheart.

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Oncesittingcomfortably,theuserpressestheON/OFF

buttonfollowedbythestartbutton.TheBPM1will

automaticallyinflateandmeasurethebloodpressure

reading.

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Traffic

LightSystem

ThebacklightoftheBPM1KTLwillchangecolouraccordingto

themeasuredresult.Thedifferentbacklightcolours

correspondtobloodpressureclassificationsasdefinedbythe

BritishHypertensionSociety.TheBPM1KTLTrafficLight

Systempresentsyourbloodpressureclassificationviaa

simpleandeasytounderstanduserinterface.

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Classification Systolic

mmHg

Diastolic

mmHg

TrafficLight

Colour

Hypotension* ≤90 ≤60 FlashingGreen

/Amber

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OptimalBlood

Pressure

91‐119 61‐79 Green

NormalBloodPressure 120‐129 80‐84 Green

High‐NormalBlood

Pressure

130‐139 85‐89 Amber

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Grade1Hypertension

(mild)

140‐159 90‐99 Flashing

Amber

Grade2Hypertension

(moderate)

160‐179 100‐109 Red

Grade3Hypertension

(severe)

≥180 ≥110 FlashingRed

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* Lowbloodpressure,orhypotension,occurswhenbloodpressure

duringandaftereachheartbeatismuchlowerthanusual.This

meanstheheart,brain,andotherpartsofthebodydonotget

enoughblood.Symptomsmayincludeblurryvision,confusion,

dizziness,fainting,light‐headedness,sleepiness&weakness.

However,blood

pressurethatisborderlinelowforonepersonmay

benormalforanother.Consequently,hypotensioninahealthy

personthatdoesnotcauseanyproblemsusuallydoesn'trequire

treatment.Ifindoubt,seekadvicefromyourphysicianor

healthcareprofessional.

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Kinetik BPM1KTL Series Staff Training Manual

Brand: Kinetik

Model: BPM1KTL Series

Type: Staff Training Manual

Key Features:

Easy to Use: Fully automatic operation with just one button, making it simple for anyone to use.
Accurate Readings: Measures blood pressure and heart rate with an accuracy of +/- 3 mmHg.
Irregular Heartbeat Detection: Alerts you if an irregular heartbeat is detected during measurement.
Traffic Light System: Classifies your blood pressure into color-coded categories (green, amber, red) for easy understanding.

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