BS ISO BRITISH STANDARD 14835-2:2005 Mechanical vibration and shock - Cold provocation tests for the assessment of peripheral vascular function - Part 2: Measurement and evaluation of finger systolic blood pressure ICS 13.160 BSi NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW British Standards BS ISO 14835-2:2005 National foreword This British Standard reproduces verbatim IS0 14835-2:2005 and implements it as the UK national standard. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee GME/21, Mechanicalvibration and shock,to Subcommittee GME/21/6,Human exposure to mechanical vibration and shock, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled "International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the"Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not ofitself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the ISO title page, pages ii to v, a blank page, pages 1 to 14, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. This British Standard was Amendments issued sincepublication published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Amd. No. Date Comments Strategy Committee on 23 January 2006 BSI 23 January 2006 ISBN0580468941 BS ISO 14835-2:2005 INTERNATIONAL ISO STANDARD 14835-2 First edition 2005-07-01 Mechanical vibration and shock Cold provocation tests for the assessment of peripheral vascular function - Part 2: Measurement and evaluation of finger systolic blood pressure Vibrations et chocs mecaniques -Essais de provocation a froid pour I'évaluation delafonctionvasculaireperipherique- Partie 2:Mesurage et évaluation de la tension sanguine systolique des doigts Reference number ISO 14835-2:2005(E) ii BS ISO 14835-2:2005 Contents Page Foreword. Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Measurement equipment .... 3.1 General.. 3.2 Plethysmography. 4 Measurementprocedure. 4.1 Conditionsofexamination. 4.2 Coldprovocation 4.3 Conduct of the test.. 5 Safetyaspects 5.1 5.2 Electrical safety.. 5.3 Contraindications 5.4 Informedconsent. 5.5 Examinerandmedicalsupervision. 6 Data reporting 6.1 General.. 9 6.2 Examinationconditions 10 6.3 Subject characteristics.. 10 6.4 Symptomsand signs duringexamination 10 6.5 Results.. 10 7 Assessmentofnormativevaluesandlimits. 11 Bibliography 12 ili BSISO14835-2:2005 Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2 The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the e