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Tools and Reference

Take 2 Heart has created a quick reference guide for all the supplies a heart care professional needs to take a pediatric blood pressure.

  • Stethoscope
  • Stadiometer
  • Scale
  • Cloth tape measure
  • Blood pressure cuffs of various sizes
  • Pedia BP smartphone application

A checklist of these items can be downloaded here for personal or classroom/training use: Pedia BP Tools.

Finding the Right Cuff

Not all blood pressure cuffs will fit little arms. Luckily, advances in medical devices have created cuffs in many sizes. The images below will help in selecting an appropriate cuff for your patient.

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Welch Allyn Blood Pressure Cuffs
These Welch Allyn blood pressure cuffs are an example of the various sizes available.

DOWNLOAD THE PEDIA BP IOS APP

Download the iOS App

Download the Pedia BP Android App

Download the Android App

Hope Bussenius is a 2016 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Fellow.

Support for the take2heart initiative was provided by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Fellow program.

Tools and References

Tools, PediaBP Log Forms, References

 

2018 Technological Innovation in Clinical Practice Award

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