Auscultation or palpation of blood pressure in critically ill @entity1 by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) can be difficult, if not impossible, because of ambient noise, motion artifact, limited access to @entity1 , or weak pulses. Automated blood pressure monitors (ABPMs) have been designed to overcome these problems during field @entity341 and @entity1 transport. Our study compared blood pressure measurements taken by EMTs with measurements provided by a Lifestat ABPM. Measurements in emergency @entity1 on scene, during transport, in the @entity341 ( @entity341 ), and in a controlled environment were compared. Measurements in the various sites were obtained from 57 @entity1 , and provision was made for two measurements at each site. @entity551 yielded a mean absolute systolic difference of 10.46 +/- 1.42 mm Hg and a mean absolute diastolic difference of 9.33 +/- 1.32 mm Hg. During transport systolic pressures showed a mean absolute difference of 11.50 +/- 1.72 mm Hg, and diastolic pressures showed a mean absolute difference of 7.59 +/- 1.16 mm Hg. Mean absolute differences in the @entity341 were 11.23 +/- 1.49 mm Hg systolic and 8.37 +/- 1.25 mm Hg diastolic. Ninety comparison measurements in a controlled environment yielded a mean absolute systolic difference of 8.74 +/- 0.87 mm Hg and a mean absolute diastolic difference of 7.97 +/- 0.72 mm Hg. Comparison of mean diastolic pressure differences between @entity958 and ABPM measurements in various settings revealed some small, but statistically significant, discrepancies that were not considered clinically relevant.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Comparison of @entity958 blood pressure measurements with an automated blood pressure monitor: on scene, during transport, and in the XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity341 :: ('MESH:D004630', 'Disease') :: ['emergency department', 'ED', 'emergencies'] @entity551 :: ('MESH:D007022', 'Disease') :: ['Comparison of on-scene systolic blood pressures'] @entity958 :: ('3702', 'Gene') :: ['EMT']
@entity341 :: (MESH:D004630,Disease) :: ['emergency department']
