To determine blood pressure, the EMT should position the cuff over the upper arm and place the stethoscope over the brachial artery. Next, she should inflate the cuff, then slowly deflate the cuff, listening for clicks or tapping sounds while remembering the number at the first sound. What is the next step in taking a blood pressure?
A) Continue releasing pressure until the clicks or tapping stop, and record both numbers. These are the blood pressure.
B) Re-inflate the cuff on the patient's arm and repeat the process to verify the reading.
C) Dump all the pressure and record the number as the diastolic pressure.
D) Remove the cuff from the patient's arm, place it on the opposite arm, and repeat the process to verify the reading.
A
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