Alpha First Aid, based in Under, Queensland provides customers with the well-known brands and quality in automatic blood pressure monitors such as ambulatory blood pressure monitors, manual blood pressure monitors, ear thermometers and vital signs monitors. Aneroid sphygmomanometer or manual blood pressure monitors are essentials of a first aid kit. Easy to use in an emergency, these manual blood pressure monitors need to be used with a stethoscope to determine at what pressure the blood flows unimpeded. An inflatable cuff strapped on the arm restricts blood flow. A stethoscope placed on the brachial artery at the elbow enables the physician or nurse to listen to the flow of blood, while the pressure in the cuff is slowly released. A whooshing or pound sounding is heard while the blood resumes flowing through the restricted artery. The blood’s pressure at which this sound is first noticed is recorded as the systolic blood pressure while the diastolic blood pressure is recorded when the sound is no longer heard via the stethoscope. Available in both desk stand and portable models, these manual blood pressure units from Alpha First Aid are easy to use and suited to the economic budget of customers. The aneroid or manual blood pressure models also come with a stethoscope attached so customers do not need to buy stethoscopes separately. Compact, manual blood pressure monitors can be easily strapped with one hand. The arm cuffs are available in several sizes to fit both small and large arms.