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What instrument is needed to take a person's pulse?
You can use your fingers to check the any pulse in your body, just apply the fingers in the correct positions of the pulse locations and there you have it.
What fingers have a pulse?
No.. the index finger does not have a pulse... for this reason, when feeling for a person's pulse, you use your middle finger and your index finger (you never use your thumb as it has a pulse)
Where do you check for a pulse in an infant?
For infants you can check the pulse by using the apical pulse, or heart beat with a stethascope, or using your index and middle finger to feel for a brachial pulse on the upper inside area of the arms.
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.
Where to assess heart rate in infant during CPR?
Use the brachial pulse to to assess the heart rate in an infant during CPR.
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 you take your pulse you use your?
fingers pressed on the radial artery I believe is the answer you are looking for
What is it when you use to fingers to find your pulse?
You will be counting the number of pulses for a given time.
When should cardiopulmonary resuscitation be done?
USE CPR ON AN ADULT WHEN THEY ARE UNRESPONSIVE; ON A CHILD AND INFANT USE CPR WHEN THERE IS NO PULSE.
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 .
When checking the pulse before starting cardiac compression what should you use?
carotid artery
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.
