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If you are unsure if you are palpating your patients pulse or your own what do you do?
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What should not be used to take the pulse because it has a pulse of its own?
Your thumb has its own pulse so it shouldn't be used to take your pulse.
Is the pulse r76 or r72 better?
I do not own a Pulse R76, but I do own a Pulse R72. I have played against people with Pulse R76\'s and personally believe that a Pulse R72 is better.
Why is the thumbs never used to take a persons pulse?
Your thumb also has a pulse so you could be counting your own pulse beats per minute.
Why shouldn't you use your thumb when taking a pulse?
You can actually feel your own heartbeat in your thumb. You wouldnt get a correct pulse if you feel your heartbeat on the patient
Where can pulse be detected?
Your pulse can be detected on the side of your throat, you can also feel it on your wrist. When checking your pulse, DO NOT use your thumb, it has a small pulse of it's own.
What formula would you initially use to determine the patients pulse rate per minute?
It's not necessarily a formula that people use when determining a patients pulse rate per minute. Under normal circumstances, a medical professional will check the radial pulse (the wrist area) for thirty seconds. How ever many beats the person counts, they simply multiply it by two to discover the BPM (beats per minute). For a more accurate reading (or when a patient has irregular beats) sometimes the health care provider will count the beats for a full minute and report that number. Remember: never use your thumb to check a person's pulse! Your thumb has a pulse rate of its own.
Which finger should you not use when taking pulse?
The thumb because it has a pulse of it's own.
Which digit is never used to take a pulse?
the thumb, because it has its own pulse so cannot be used.
Why do you not use the thumb for taking the pulse rate?
Thumbs have more blood flow than your fingers and could mess up your timing when checking your pulse. The thumb has a pulse point of its own, so you would be feeling two conflicting pulses at the same time.
When taking a manual pulse what should never be used because there is a chance of taking your pulse?
You should never take a manual pulse with your thumb because of the chance of picking up your own pulse from the blood vessels in your thumb.
This can be taken in your wrist to count heartbeats in a minute's time?
Pulse, use your fingers, especially on others. In your thumb you will feel your own pulse .
How do you check a pulse?
If you're checking your own pulse, you can check either wrist, where you might see the throbbing of the pulse, or either side of your neck, using the minute hand of your watch, for a minute. IF you are checking someone else's pulse, the same principles apply as use above. Just be careful not to use your thumb to check wrist pulses or you might actually be counting your own.
