millimeterOfMercury()

Declaration

class func millimeterOfMercury() -> Self

Return Value

A HealthKit unit for measuring pressure in millimeters of mercury.

Discussion

One millimeter of mercury is the pressure needed to raise a column of mercury by 1 millimeter. Even through it is not an SI unit, the millimeter of mercury unit is used in many scientific fields. In HealthKit, it is commonly used to measure blood pressure.

See Also

Constructing pressure units

• pascal()
• pascalUnit(with:)
• inchesOfMercury()
• centimeterOfWater()
• atmosphere()
• decibelAWeightedSoundPressureLevel()