Hi, I live in Australia and we are predominantly a metric nation. However, we have not been consistent with things such as the measurement of blood pressure in medicine and air pressure in meteorology. The measurement of blood pressure in millimetres of mercury instead of kPa (kilopascals) is a prime example of this inconsistency. A normal blood pressure reading for an adult in millimetres of mercury is 120 on 80, and its equivalent in kPa is 16 on 10. In addition, what about the measurement of air pressure in millibars, which is the current method? Will this be converted to hectopascals of air pressure in the future? Thank you.
Sincerely yours, John Candido.
