McKesson Premium Aneroid Sphygmomanometer and Stethoscope Combo Kit – Blood Pressure Gauge/Cuff, Sprague Rappaport Stethoscope, Navy Blue- Size 11, 23-40 cm, 22 in Tube, 1 Count

Nice set for manual blood pressure readings.
This seems like a nice set for the price and for your average DIY person. I would imagine that nurses and doctors can spend a lot more, but I am neither and this worked for me. I wanted to learn to take blood pressure manually to verify the accuracy of my automated blood pressure machine. Found a couple of good videos with sound so I would know what to listen for. A little bit of practice and I was good to go. Tried it on my wife and got very close readings to the automated machine. Taking my own blood pressure was much more of a challenge, but with a little practice I was able to do that also, and again got very close readings to the automated machine. I did learn that cuff placement is pretty important, and the ear pieces of the stethoscope must be in your ears properly in order to hear what you are listening for. Happy with my purchase, and for the price I think it would be hard to beat.

Not intended for use on yourself.
Very nice unit IF you’re going to use it on someone other than yourself. It is NOT intended for self use. Virtually impossible to attach to your own arm since it has no D ring. You can make a loop the correct size and slide your arm in and hope you got it to the correct diameter. But then the process of watching the dial on a too short lead AND with your free hand adjusting the air valve while at the same time holding the stethoscope in the correct place is too daunting and takes way more coordination and patience than I have. You can’t help with the hand where the cuff is or you’ll screw up your reading. So you only have the one hand to do the above. I’m sending it back the same day I got it. 4 stars because it’s a nice unit. Minus one star because the ad wasn’t clear about use on your self.Another thing: you have to pay the postage if you want to return it.

Everything looks good
Received the kit in a few days after order, and everything seems to be in good condition, nothing broken, or missing, but I don’t know if it’s accurate or not yet !! Already have a wrist blood pressure monitor, and an armband monitor, that both seem to be registering higher than what a home-health nurse gets on her readings, so ordered this McKesson kit, but unfortunately, I’m clueless whether I’m getting a correct reading or not. With stethoscope, I can hear my own heart beat, but can’t hear my husband’s. Took the little plastic guard off the end to see if I could hear better, nope. My son is a paramedic, and when he visits, I’m going to have him “walk” me through the procedure. YouTube videos are okay, but they don’t show “practical application”. I give it 5-stars because it is exactly what is described, the arm band is “softer” than the other armband monitor I have, and it doesn’t have a D-ring which my son (the paramedic) says isn’t something most professionals use because it sometimes adds an extra step to make sure the cuff is placed properly in the shortest amount of time. The armband gauge is substantial and large enough to read easily. Without the D-ring, though, it’s harder to adjust if you are monitoring your own blood pressure and not someone else’s.

Good choice
Works great, as expected. Worth the money!