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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Recommended dimensions for blood pressure cuff bladders Age range Width, cm Length, cm Maximum arm circumference, cm* Newborn 4 8 10 Infant 6 12 15 Child 9 18 22 Small adult 10 24 26 Adult 13 30 34 Large adult 16 38 44 Thigh 20 42 52 * Calculated so that the largest arm would still allow the bladder to encircle arm by at least 80 percent. Fourth report on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure in children and adolescents. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. National Institutes of Health. May 2004.