To measure FEV1 the patient will be asked to inhale maximally and then exhale maximally while in a seated position into a hand held flow meter (Flow Screen, Jaeger Company, Viasys Healthcare GmbH, Germany).
The ring has a shoulder along both sides of its length that engages the a lip on the edge of the meter and the rim of the meter socket or enclosure; and holds the meter securely into the socket.
Glasses of rosewater and freshly squeezed orange-and-pomegranate juice cooled our palates, and soon a waiter emerged, bearing a triumphal platter that held a meter-long beef and lamb kebab, bejeweled with pine nuts, pomegranate pips and parsley.
I held the meter-long stick while someone lit the kerosene-soaked ends with their own flaming instrument, and amateurishly twirled it a few times.
There was a multimedia, "synesthetic" installation in an abandoned tobacco factory; all-night DJ sets in a defunct, Soviet-era hotel; and a special headlining act whose identity was never revealed, held 300 meters underground in the aforementioned Wieliczka Salt Mine, arguably the country's most treasured national monument and one that was built in the 13th century.
For each measurement, the EMF meter was held 1 m above ground level and was allowed to stabilize for 5 seconds before the highest reading was recorded.
The meter and probe were connected by a ∼2 m cord, which allowed one diver to hold the meter and record data while another manipulated the probe.
"Let's measure the voltage of something!" He had Sandate hold the meter's leads in each hand.
The department noted that it provided parking instructions on its Web site, which recommend that motorcyclists purchase clear plastic cases to hold their meter receipts.
