BS 2743:1990
Superseded
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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
Specification for aneroid and mercury non-automated sphygmomanometers
Hardcopy , PDF
28-02-2010
English
31-08-1990
Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
Section 1. General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Description
4. General performance
5. Environmental performance
6. Occluding cuffs
7. Inflation and pressure control system
8. Marking and accompanying documents
Section 2. Mercury manometers
9. Manometer tube
10. Mercury
11. Protection from loss of mercury
12. Mercury column response
Section 3. Aneroid manometers
13. Dial scale
14. Cursor or pointer
15. External adjustment
16. Pointer response
Appendices
A. Conversion of pressures
B. Assessment of sphygmomanometer general performance
C. Assessment of durability and air leakage
D. Drop test
E. Assessment of cuff closure performance and
durability
F. Assessment of inflation and deflation controls
G. Advice to be included in the instructions
accompanying a sphygmomanometer using a mercury
manometer
H. Guidance on the use of sphygmomanometers
J. Guidance on the measurement of blood pressure in
children
K. Information to be supplied by the purchaser
L. Bibliography
Tables
1. Dimensions of occluding cuffs
2. Approximate conversion of pressures
Figure
1. Diagram of the occluding cuff
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