A Simple Technique for Measuring Arterial Blood Pressures in Conscious Human Subjects

40 conscious human subjects

Self-measurement of blood pressure using a combined syringe and infant cuff applied to the thumb, relying on the subject's ability to sense the onset and cessation of the Korotkoff phenomenon

Standard arm cuff with a stethoscope and mercury sphygmomanometer

Difference in systolic and diastolic blood pressure readingssurrogate