How to Disinfect a Blood Pressure Cuff

If you have a history of heart disease or blood pressure problems, you may have a blood pressure monitor in your home. The book "Infection Control in the Home" explains that blood pressure monitors are "low-level" risks for transferring diseases and infections. Nevertheless, if you have used the blood pressure monitor on somebody who was sick, you still may wish to take a "better-safe-than-sorry" approach and disinfect the cuff on the blood pressure monitor.

Things You'll Need

• Cotton balls
• Ethyl rubbing alcohol
• Soft cloth

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Instructions

• 1

  Pour the ethyl alcohol into a bowl.

• 2

  Dip one cotton ball into the alcohol so that it is moistened.

• 3

  Open up the blood pressure cuff. Then, spread it out and place it on a flat surface (preferably a table).

• 4

  Wipe the inside of the blood pressure cuff using the moistened cotton ball. Do so gently while avoiding getting any liquid on the actual measuring unit.

• 5

  Dip a second cotton ball into the ethyl alcohol.

• 6

  Turn the blood pressure cuff over and wipe the outside of the blood pressure cuff.

• 7

  Wipe both sides of the blood pressure cuff with a clean soft cloth to dry the cuff.