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.
Your thumb also has a pulse so you could be counting your own pulse beats per minute.
The Radial artery is used when taking a persons pulse.
Your thumb has its own pulse so it shouldn't be used to take your pulse.
apical pulse is actually the heartbeat
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
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.
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?).
put on finger on the pulse and count how many beats there are derrrhh xx