Blood pressure sensor

„150/95, please, make note into patient folder“, asked Doctor Smith his nurse. He turned to the patient and says: “So, Mr. Martin, your blood pressure is too high. And, last time, it was high as well. From now, no smoking, no alcohol drinking and tell your wife not to use salt very much.” Mr. Martin was surprised and tried to compel Doctor to allow something:  “But, Doctor, just one cigarette a day.“ However, Doctor Smith was unyielding: „No, no, nothing is possible. Do you want to have a stroke? Or a heart attack? Or, you want to destroy your kidney?

Do you know, what it is blood pressure?

In this activity, we will try to identify, what the blood pressure is, why they are two
numbers and what the numbers mean. And, why too high or too low blood pressure is
problem. What can happen if the blood pressure of some person will be outside some
reasonable limits.