Blood Pressure cuffs

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Hematology Oncology, School Nurse.

Any suggestions or preferences on blood pressure cuff brands? I am trying to find a multi cuff set that will work on all different sized kids, but need to be reasonable about how much I spend. Some of the brands I'm looking at on Amazon are ADC (American Diagnostics), Line2Design, and LotFancy.

Of course I'd love to get WelchAllyn, but they are all just too pricey.

Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

I bought an automatic Life Source brand from MacGill along with a pediatric cuff. Once I received it I realized the "exhaust velocity" has to be adjusted on the unit when you change the size of the cuff. Well that wasn't going to work for me so I kept the automatic with the adult size cuff and bought a manual pediatric sphygmo. I find that the manual is a lot more accurate for those little skinny elementary arms anyway. I guess the ones like we use at the hospital that cost about a zillion dollars can adjust the "exhaust velocity" automatically when you change cuff sizes.

I also have an extra large manual one for the "big" staffers and morbidly obese elementary schoolers.

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