Accession Number:

AD0670515

Title:

AN AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR THE INDIRECT DETERMINATION AND RECORDING OF HUMAN ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE.

Descriptive Note:

Rept. for Jul-Oct 67,

Corporate Author:

SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE BROOKS AFB TEX

Personal Author(s):

• Rogge,James D.
• Brown,William K.
• Brown,Clay A.

Report Date:

1968-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

20.0

Abstract:

An automatic system for the indirect determination of human arterial blood pressure, as used in the Biodynamics Branch, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, is described and compared with direct methods of measurement. The pressures recorded from the brachial artery by this system are not significantly different from direct measurements of arterial pressure obtained simultaneously. This degree of accuracy is probably related, in part, to the placement of the microphone under the upper half of the blood pressure cuff. With proper positioning of the microphone and the appropriate use of filters, the system will produce records free of artifact in the presence of environmental noise and vibration. This capability makes it useful in dynamic environments where the determination of arterial blood pressure is necessary. Author

Descriptors:

• (*BLOOD PRESSURE
• MEASUREMENT)
• MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
• ACCURACY
• MICROPHONES
• NOISE
• VIBRATION
• MONITORS
• RECORDING SYSTEMS
• ARTERIES
• AUTOMATIC

Subject Categories:

• Medical Facilities, Equipment and Supplies
• Biomedical Instrumentation and Bioengineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE