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I need to simulate taking a blood pressure - obtaining correct results
Does anyone already have something made that I could use?
At least hear the inflation of the cuff then see and hear the sounds as let air out to determine correct measurement?
Thanks
Hi Marinetta,
This looked like an interesting challenge so I have put together the attached example in the hope that it can assist you in some way.
The sound of the monitor pump was obtained from Zapsplat who provide free sound clips, but do require you to acknowledge their product in your final project. They also have sound effects for cuff fitting/removal.
The font I used for the screen was Open 24 Display ST by Southype and was obtained from Dafont.com for free.
In the example I have used an off-slide animation of a small blue rectangle to act as a counter and have added 16 to the Systolic variable with each cycle of the animation until the pump's audio completes (this increases it from zero to 176) and then subtracted 9 with each cycle to drop it back to 88, at which point final values for systolic, diastolic and pulse are randomly generated within appropriate ranges and then displayed along with appropriately coloured led indicators. I have only set normal and high ranges, but it would be easy to add low range readings if required.
Once in preview, you can start the monitor as often as you want and also interrupt it by pressing the Start/Stop button if you want to reset mid reading.
I hope this gives you something to work with, but if you can't follow something I have done or have any further queries, just get back to me here.
Sorry it took so long to get back with you, got working on a different project.
I love what you did. This is great but what I really need is a "manual" BP. Checking that someone can accurately take a manual BP. Sorry, I was not clear in my directions.
Hi Marinetta,
I thought you were probably after a manual one, but I didn't have any suitable sound files at the time and so opted for the automatic version. Not a problem, here is my latest version with a manual BP monitor.
The sound file I have included is from EnvatoElements and as it is only the preview version, it comes with a voiceover with the words Audio Jungle. If you want the original clean version, you will need to set up an account with them and pay for it.
The graphic images are all from Content Library 360 and, with the gauge, I simply used Photoshop to extract the needle, added it back on top of the original image minus the needle and then converted the needle image to a dial it order to produce the turning effect.
I hope the attachment will give you something to get started with. I have done my best to create the bouncing needle effect between systolic and diastolic readings and, to make it more realistic, you could also overlay a second audio file at this point with the appropriate Korotkoff sounds.
When you preview the file, it will ask you to click on the cuff in order to check the patient's blood pressure. This will then jump to a lightbox slide where you can start the BP monitor. The results will appear on the lightbox slide and will also be visible on the main slide when the lightbox slide is closed.
Other things you could do to add to the slide:
1. Include a suitable image of a cuff that matched up with the patient's arm and then have the user drag it over and place it on the arm in the correct spot. This would then play audio of the cuff being fitted and automatically show the lightbox slide.
2. When the lightbox slide is closed, the user could then drag the cuff off the patient, which would play an additional audio file of the cuff being removed (the noise of tearing velcro).
Hope this helps, but if you have any further queries or are uncertain of what I have done on the slides, just get back to me here.
