You can feel the pulse on the femoral artery. It is inside the hind leg where it joins the groin. the pulse of an adult cat is 160-180 beats per minute while it is around 200 bpm for kittens.
Your thumb has its own pulse so it shouldn't be used to take your pulse.
apical pulse is actually the heartbeat
femoral arterty
Count pulse
False, because the apical pulse is the heartbeat and is heard with a stethoscope. The sphygmomanometer is used to take the pulse on the arm.
If you mean how long do you take a pulse for? A Mintute.
carotid pulse sight
No, because your thumb carries your pulse which might be confused with the client's pulse.
No, because your thumb carries your pulse which might be confused with the client's pulse.
When taking a pulse you need to pay attention to the rate of the pulse (how fast/slow?) and the quality of the pulse (how weak/strong?).
Take a pulse for a maximum of 10 seconds.
put on finger on the pulse and count how many beats there are derrrhh xx