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I was taught in nursing school that both the thumb and index finger have a pulse, so that when taking someone else's pulse, use the middle and ring finger
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∙ 8y agoThere is a pulse in the thumb that will interfere.
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Should you take your clients pulse with your thumb against their wrist?
No, because your thumb carries your pulse which might be confused with the client's pulse.
Should you take your client's pulse with your thumb against their wrist?
No, because your thumb carries your pulse which might be confused with the client's pulse.
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.
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.
Should you use your thumb to take a heart rate?
Your heart rate can be taken at any spot on the body at which an artery is close to the surface and a pulse can be felt. You should always use your fingers to take a pulse, not your thumb, particularly when recording someone else's pulse, as you can sometimes feel your own pulse through your thumb.
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
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.
Which digit is never used to take a pulse?
the thumb, because it has its own pulse so cannot be used.
Can you have a pulse after your heart stops beating?
The pulse is the feeling of an artery caused by the movement of blood from the heart. If the heart stops, there will be no pulse. A common mistake in first aid is to use ones thumb to take a pulse. There is a major blood vessel that goes through the thumb. If a person were to try to take a pulse with their thumb rather than the first two fingers, the person taking the pulse would be registering their own heartbeat rather than that of the victim.
Why the thumb never used to take person pulse?
the thumb is never used because the thumb also has its own beat, so you could potentially be counting your own beat instead of the other persons. Also if you take your own pulse by your own thumb, you may be overlapping the counting of the beat
Which finger should you not use when taking pulse?
The thumb because it has a pulse of it's own.
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)
