Seca 515 - Manual (Page 32)

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Starting measurement 1. Make an entry stating whether the patient belongs to a group of
people for whom a BIA measurement may not be performed.
– yes : The measurement is not performed. The weight/height tab is
active again.
– no: The procedure starts. A dialog window for positioning the
patient appears.
WARNING!
Patient hazard
Illnesses can be transmitted due to poor hygiene.
− Ensure that the patient does not have any contagious diseases.
− Ensure that the patient’s hands and feet are clean.
− Ensure that the patient does not have any open wounds on the
palms of their hands or the soles of their feet.
− Disinfect the electrode surfaces after every measurement.
WARNING!
Injury due to falling
The device is not designed to be a stand assist.
− Assist persons with limited mobility when they are sitting up e.g.
from a wheelchair.
2. Ask the patient to position themselves on the device.
3. Make sure that the patient is standing on the scale correctly:
4. Make sure that the patient is in correct contact with the hand and
foot electrodes.
Finger spacer
Rear
foot electrode
Front
foot electrode
Test point Characteristics
Hands
• Hands must be clean
• Same pair of hand electrodes on left and right
• Select the pair of hand electrodes such that arms are
stretched out but not strained
• Finger spacers of the hand electrodes between the
middle finger and ring finger on both sides
Feet
• Stand on device with bare feet
• Feet must be clean
• Heels on the rear foot electrodes
• Balls of feet on the front foot electrodes
Position
• Upright position
• Knee slightly bent
• Do not move during the measurement