Although the torr is used, I never see the name. It's always shown on blood pressure measuring equipment (sphygmomanometers) as mmHg.
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Pierre Abbat >Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 05:17 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:32232] pseudometric units > > >A couple of pseudometric units in common use are the calorie (used for >measuring food energy) and the torr (used for measuring blood pressure). I >know some countries put kilojoules on nutrition labels, but is there any >movement to unseat the torr? > >phma >-- >A man found gold and left a rope; but he who found >No gold he left did tie the rope around. >
