Recommended Bladder Sizes of Blood Pressure Cuffs for people with Different

Circumference

Client Arm Cuff bladder Cuff bladder

Circumference Length (cm) Width
At Midpoint (cm)

Newborn 5 – 7.5 5 3

Infant 7.5 – 13 8 5

Child 13 – 20 13 8

Adult 24 – 32 24 13

Large Adult 32 – 42 32 17

Thigh 42 - 50 42 20

* The midpoint is half the distance between the acromion process and the olecranon
process.
+ In people with very large limbs, the indirect blood pressure should be measured in the
leg or forearm.