Table 1—

Examples of hard and soft limits for blood pressure(BP) measurements

Measurement	Soft minimum	Soft maximum	Hard minimum	Hard maximum
BP systolic 1 mmHg	90	200	40	300
BP diastolic 1 mmHg	50	120	15	200
Heart rate 1 beats·min⁻¹	50	110	10	400
BP systolic 2 mmHg	130	250	40	300
BP diastolic 2 mmHg	80	150	15	200
Heart rate 2 beats·min⁻¹	75	200	10	400