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Can Someone Die Due To Blood Pressure Measuring?
Iam nurse and worry about, Blood pressure measure one time only in the affected arm of women did mastectomy before years this is can lead to death after one week of measuring ( this women enter to hospital in coma condition and dying women)? She did die by disease or Blood pressure measuring??
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
Hi
Thanks for your query.
This is very unlikely to be due to BP measurement on the affected side. It is advised against because it may cause swelling of the arm and resultant infections. But it is not going to cause death within one week.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Thanks for your query.
This is very unlikely to be due to BP measurement on the affected side. It is advised against because it may cause swelling of the arm and resultant infections. But it is not going to cause death within one week.
Hope this helps.
Regards
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