for officer marcus whitehead... his numbers could be a matter of life or death.marcus whitehead/ police officer: "it was scary... it was really scary... because i thought of my two kids that i have."after getting his blood pressure checked... doctors diagnosed whitehead with hypertension marcus whitehead/ police officer: "it was a wakeup call that i really gotta get serious about taking more care of myself."according to the american heart association it's easy to make mistakes when checking blood pressure... wether you are doing it yourself or at a doctor's officedr. michael hochman/ american heart association: "a patient may be stressed running from the parking lot to the clinic, they get roomed right away and when they get there blood pressure measured they haven't been sitting quitely and that can be inaccurate. alternatively the medical assistant may be in a rush and place that cuff over your clothing and that can lead to an inaccurate reading."these errors can lead to a higher reading, which in turn leads to a