Practising clinical skills at home??

Hi, I'm going into my second year of medicine this Autumn, with lots of clinical skills and introduction to clinical years... We were allowed to try some basic vital skills measuring in first year, but it became obvious to me that I was gonna need much more practice. Especially for manually measuring blood pressure!

So my question is, would it be wise to invest in a sphygmomanometer to practise on myself/flatmates/friends? They're not that expensive, but don't know what to go for.
Any advice would be appreciated! (already have to purchase a steth anyway)

Thanks,
Lily


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Hi, I'm going into my second year of medicine this Autumn, with lots of clinical skills and introduction to clinical years... We were allowed to try some basic vital skills measuring in first year, but it became obvious to me that I was gonna need much more practice. Especially for manually measuring blood pressure!

So my question is, would it be wise to invest in a sphygmomanometer to practise on myself/flatmates/friends? They're not that expensive, but don't know what to go for.
Any advice would be appreciated! (already have to purchase a steth anyway)

Thanks,
Lily


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Thank you everyone! I'll probably just buy one as I'm not sure how my uni's clinical skills department works for lending equipment, and should I start stressing it might feel comforting to be able to just whip it out and practise or something haha :P

If anyone else has recommendations about what brands to get/where from, please say! From the response above it doesn't seem like there is much of a reason to buy more expensive/professional brands (?)

Thanks a lot everyone x


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