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Do you <3 blood pressure cuffs?
YES! 37%  37%  [ 19 ]
Dont care 27%  27%  [ 14 ]
NO! 35%  35%  [ 18 ]
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03 May 2008, 2:09 pm

I'm not fussy when it comes to pressure, but I am asthmatic so not too much pressure :wink: .


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05 Aug 2008, 12:11 am

im bored... lets talk about blood pressure cuffs :D


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05 Aug 2008, 3:23 am

I thought blood pressure cuffs were pretty cool when I was a kid. One of the daycares where I was stuck for a little while had one that was fun to play with. Haven't thought about them too much lately. I definitely prefer the old fashioned ones that were inflated with a little bulb and read pressure out on a gauge though. The newer automated ones are no fun :(.


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05 Aug 2008, 4:23 am

AnAlias wrote:
I thought blood pressure cuffs were pretty cool when I was a kid. One of the daycares where I was stuck for a little while had one that was fun to play with. Haven't thought about them too much lately. I definitely prefer the old fashioned ones that were inflated with a little bulb and read pressure out on a gauge though. The newer automated ones are no fun :(.



The automated ones freak me out. I went to see an optometrist to get contact lenses and they used an automated one to check my BP. I hate the sensation. Mind you I do like pressure just not from that kind of machine. I prefer the old fashioned ones.



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05 Aug 2008, 4:27 am

MintLemonade wrote:
AnAlias wrote:
I thought blood pressure cuffs were pretty cool when I was a kid. One of the daycares where I was stuck for a little while had one that was fun to play with. Haven't thought about them too much lately. I definitely prefer the old fashioned ones that were inflated with a little bulb and read pressure out on a gauge though. The newer automated ones are no fun :(.



The automated ones freak me out. I went to see an optometrist to get contact lenses and they used an automated one to check my BP. I hate the sensation. Mind you I do like pressure just not from that kind of machine. I prefer the old fashioned ones.
The manual ones have much better bedside manner :P. Why would an optometrist need to check your blood pressure?


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05 Aug 2008, 4:44 am

Thats what I thought! It was weird to have my BP checked but what the hell I was paying out of pocket for that appointment. I did get to see a photo of my retina which was awesome.



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05 Aug 2008, 7:32 am

8O they too tight!


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05 Aug 2008, 4:22 pm

AnAlias wrote:
I thought blood pressure cuffs were pretty cool when I was a kid. One of the daycares where I was stuck for a little while had one that was fun to play with. Haven't thought about them too much lately. I definitely prefer the old fashioned ones that were inflated with a little bulb and read pressure out on a gauge though. The newer automated ones are no fun :(.


The automatic ones dont seem to get tight enough for me....

I definitely prefer the manual ones, a lot of doctors here still use them since the auto's can sometimes be prone to innacuracies.


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05 Sep 2008, 2:09 pm

Hey, have you ever heard of Medical Anti-Shock Trousers or MAST?

They encompass your entire lower body (Legs and Abdomen)!


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05 Sep 2008, 6:57 pm

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Hey, have you ever heard of Medical Anti-Shock Trousers or MAST?

They encompass your entire lower body (Legs and Abdomen)!


:D :D


Yes, i have hard of MAST and they are actually what one of my inventions is going to be based on.

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postp1382340.html#1382340


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05 Sep 2008, 10:11 pm

dude, there's already a device that does that. I remember seeing a pic of a girl in some kind of bed, she had this thing like a bedsheet but made of latex (I think), and she was airtight in there. Oh yeah BTW I think this was for some kind of S&M thing :oops:


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dude, there's already a device that does that. I remember seeing a pic of a girl in some kind of bed, she had this thing like a bedsheet but made of latex (I think), and she was airtight in there. Oh yeah BTW I think this was for some kind of S&M thing :oops:


Can you show me a picture please?


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06 Sep 2008, 10:02 am

PM sent :)


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06 Sep 2008, 11:15 am

definitely looks like something i would like to try... though it still does not fit my dream of a giant mummy wrappy blood pressure cuff :P

still something id probably love :P


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06 Sep 2008, 11:43 am

Did you check the inflatable ones in one of the links? From what I read they seem to apply pressure to the body


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06 Sep 2008, 11:45 am

computerlove wrote:
Did you check the inflatable ones in one of the links? From what I read they seem to apply pressure to the body


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But they still havent made them of the trademark rubberized nylon that blood pressure cuffs are made of... nor did they do neoprene.


i must get to work and make a rubberized nylon ./ neoprene version :P

still the ones in the picture look like they might be difficult to get into.


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