How to measure blood pressureWritten by Jinky C. Mesias
Measuring blood pressure is a painless and simple procedure that most of us have taken at some point of our lives. Moreover, information derived from such simple procedure provides us with useful information regarding condition of our heart as well as condition of our blood vessels. You might be wondering by now how your blood pressure was measured. In measuring your blood pressure your doctor have told you that your blood pressure let us just say for example is 120/80. The 120 represents systolic or maximum pressure in an artery at moment when your heart is beating and pumping blood through body while 80 represents diastolic which is lowest pressure in an artery in moments between beats when heart is resting. Both systolic as well as diastolic plays a vital role in measuring your blood pressure since a raise in either of two will signify that you have high blood pressure or hypertension. Measuring blood pressure also requires certain steps to follow. First, it is important for person who will have his/her blood pressure taken be relaxed as well as comfortably seated, with his/her arm well supported. However, in some especial cases patients are allowed to lay on an examination couch during measurement of his/her blood pressure. The steps in measuring blood pressure are as follows: 1.A cuff that inflates is wrapped around upper arm and then it is kept in place by a Velcro and there is a tube that leads out of inflatable cuff to a rubber bulb. This rubber bulb is one used to inflate cuffs.
| | Home Alone! Safety Tips for KidsWritten by Kristine Llabres
Remember film home alone? Wherein kid was left all alone into their house while his parents and whole family are in vacation, have you done leaving your kid alone in house too? The film might just be pure entertaining to you but it represents reality of today’s Latchkey kids. Kids are generally active and responsible especially when parents got to appreciate them and trust them wholeheartedly with what they are doing. There is no formula to measure a kid’s readiness to assume self care at home yet very often circumstances drive issue. Daycare might become unavailable, cost prohibitive or unsatisfactory or there is no neighbor nearby to provide guidance along their own children. A latchkey kid should want to stay alone and be comfortable assuming additional responsibilities at home. However, if your child is prone to be a worrier, has nightmares most of times and nervous or anxious when he is alone, that is an indication that he may not be ready to stay by themselves. But there are really children who will welcome opportunity to demonstrate their maturity and take pride in being allowed to take charge at home. Incase situation calls to leave your kid alone at home, how will you handle it? do you trust your kid well that h can already handle things all by himself? Well, here are some basic safety tips for being home alone. First, establish your own House Rules that he should know and understand well, write it down and consider including homework and house chores as well as use of phones, television sets, computers and other gadgets.
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