[USMA:35653] Re: blood pressure kPa

[Bill Hooper]

On 2006 Jan 12 , at 11:43 PM, Scott Hudnall wrote: In an emergency, a doctor/emergency responder may have to “field train” whoever is available, to assist in processing casualties. This person may not have the math skills necessary to properly convert units – but they can be easily trained to take a direct reading of mm Hg off the gauge. It is possible to read kilopascals directly off the gauge of a mercury blood pressure device; all one needs to do is have the gauge marked off in kilopascals instead of millimetres. No problem training people to do that. Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  Go Metric America! Or get left behind! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^