Out of interest, I checked how close the factor of 7.5 was. My calculation showed that the true conversion facotr was 7.5006... so 7.5 is good enough for most practical purposes.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert H. Bushnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:25 AM Subject: [USMA:35644] blood pressure kPa > 2006 January 11 > Refer to Trusten and USMA 35637 > I am told the Chinese use kilopascal for blood pressure. > My acupuncture person told me. She is Chinese; learned > acupuncture in Beijing. They even have a simple conversion of > mm Hg to kPa. Simply divide by 7.5. This is close enough > for the rest of us to use it. > Robert Bushnell PhD PE >
