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Side of the neck, just beside the C rings. The carotid artery carries oxygenated blood to the brain. You have one on each side, right next to the jugular veins.

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That would a person's pulse, taken at their carotid artery.

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On the sides of the neck

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in your neck

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the carotid artery in the neck.

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Which artery is felt when taking the pulse rate at the neck?

The Carotid pulse is found in the neck. The Radial pulse is found in the wrist.


Which is the main artery which you would use to find a pulse in an emergency?

Carotid (in the neck)


Where are the pulse point in infants?

It is usually easiest to find the brachial pulse under the bicep, in the arm. The carotid pulse can be a little tricky, but if you can see it, you can get the rate visually.


Is the radial pulse slower than the carotid pulse?

No; it is the same.


What is the term for pulse point in the neck?

That's the carotid pulse.


What does carotid pulse radial pulse and heart monitor mean?

A carotid pulse is the heartbeat measured at the carotid artery site, on the sides of the neck. A radial pulse is the pulse or heartbeat taken at the wrist, where the radius and ulna intersect. A heart monitor is on of many devices that measure cardiac performance.


When is the carotid artery use as a pulse?

The radial artery is used most often for a pulse. But in the case of someone who is not responding the carotid is checked. It is awkward to ask questions when taking a pulse rate at the carotid.


What are the scientific names for the 2 pulse points?

The two pulse points are the radial pulse, located on the wrist at the radial artery, and the carotid pulse, located in the neck at the carotid artery.


Which body part would you feel to locate the carotid pulse?

In the neck. The pulse you can sometimes feel beating in your neck is the carotid artery.


What is the difference of radial pulse and carotid pulse?

No they are separate with different functions. The cartoid carries oxygenated blood to the brain and the jugular returns the blood to the heart to be reoxygenated. That's why they show up as red and blue in diagrams of the two arteries.


What is the pulse in the neck called?

anywhere there is a strong arterial pulse is where you find the pulse. carotid artery in neck (inside the vertical neck muscle) brachial pulse in babies in the upper arm between the muscles on the inside. wrist pulse (in the crook tween the middle tendons on the inside and the thumb side of the wrist)... femoral = inside mid thigh


What are pulse points?

Pulse points are places on your body where your arteries are so close to the surface that you can feel your pulse. The easiest to find pulse points are the brachial (inside of the elbow), radial (wrist), and carotid (neck).