How to find out the pressure without a tonometer

Pressure measurement is a very important process in establishing cardiovascular diseases. Its indicators indicate the functioning of the organism as a whole, and their deviation from the norm signals the possible health problems. To determine blood pressure, there is a special device - a tonometer. But what if the device did not turn out at hand? Consider ways and symptoms for which you can judge the change in pressure without the use of medical devices.

Arterial pressure is a value indicating blood pressure in the arteries. The term "blood pressure" is often used. Its indicator consists of two values:

Top or systolic pressure.
Lower or diastolic pressure.

The first digit is reflected at the time of the maximum reduction of the heart muscle, and the second - during its relaxation. The measurement indicator is millimeters of a mercury pillar, which is normal equal to 120/80.

Each person needs to know its normal pressure. If it was not previously used to measure and reveal your "ideal" indicator, you can resort to formulas. Simple calculations will help calculate the physiological pressure of the pressure for people aged 20 to 80 years:

Systolic blood pressure \u003d 109 + age * 0.4;
Diastolic blood pressure \u003d 67 + age * 0.3;

It should be understood that the figures obtained will be approximate, because each body has individual characteristics.

If you have bad well-being, first - appreciate the external signs of malaise:

Face colour. Explicit redness of the skin can be the first sign of hypertension.
An increase in the size of the abdomen. This criterion indicates not only the wrong power, but is a sign of a violation of the cardiovascular system.
The color of the eye proteins. Their redness occurs at elevated pressure.
Pulse. If it does not disappear while pressing the artery, then this is a sign of hypertension. Conversely - the instantaneous disappearance of the pulse when pressing indicates reduced pressure.

In addition, such subjective criteria as headache, shortness of breath, "flyers" before their eyes, pain in the heart area, are symptoms of high blood pressure. The initial signs of low pressure are lethargy, frequent fatigue, drowsiness, sweating and bad mood.

To measure pressure, you will need such remedies:

ring or Corkscale needle;
thread or thin chain;
a line with a division of at least 20 cm.

Fit the thread twice and make it length equal to 7 cm. Schedule into it a needle or ring.

You can proceed to measuring blood pressure:

On the wrist of the left hand, detect a pulse and attach a ruler to it with a zero mark.
The rest of it must be located on the line of the hand towards the elbow bend.
Put your hand on the horizontal surface and hold it on the same level with a heart in a calm state.
Right hand take a thread with a needle (ring) as a plumb.
Place the needle with a needle down and drive along the line, without touching it.
Start moving from wrists, move towards the elbow slowly, do not twitch.
After some time, the needle will start swinging perpendicular to the line.
At this point, fix the designation on it and multiply the value to ten is the lower pressure indicator.
Continue the needle move, she must calm down.
After a few centimeters, the plumb will swing again, pointing to the upper blood pressure.

Of course, the above criteria and methods of detection of pressure in humans are not accurate, but they will allow you to pay attention to violations in the body in more detail. For more reliable values, you need to use medical equipment.