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A pulse is defined as a regular throbbing caused in the arteries by the contractions of the heart.

In an infant, the best location to feel a pulse is in the brachial area (ante-cubital fossae); in an adult, the pulse is best felt either in the tracheal area (neck) or at the radial artery in the wrist. in the buttox

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