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When should you check for a pulse on an elderly victim?
You should check for a pulse on an elderly victim if they are unresponsive and not breathing. It is important to do so in order to assess their condition and provide appropriate care, such as CPR, if necessary.
For a stroke victim you should find the pulse at?
The best thing you can do for a stroke victim is to call 999/911 immediately. Do not give aspirin as the stroke may be due to a intracranial bleed and don't waste time checking for a pulse, unless you suspect heart problems (e.g. pale, cyanosed, poor breathing effort.)
Where should you find the pulse in a stroke victim?
You can find the pulse on the body either on the wrist or the neck. When checking for the pulse on the wrist you make sure you are checking on the side of the thumb using your pointer finger and middle finger. When you are checking on the neck (using the pointer finger and middle finger as well) take you fingers and go from the ear towards your chin. You will feel a little indenct on the neck but under the jaw. You should be able to feel the pulse in that area.
What would be the next step when you find an responsive victim who has agonal gasps and you have sent someone to active the emergency response system?
open the airway and give two breath/check the victim pulse
Where can you find the puLSE?
you can find your pulse in your chest,your wrist , and your finger
Can you have a pulse in your calf?
You will not find a pulse in your calf muscle.
When would you start chest compression's in an unresponsive victim?
That depends...if you happen upon an unresponsive victim, you need to check to see if they are breathing and if they have a pulse first. Look, listen, and feel for 10-15 seconds. If they are pulseless and apneic (not breathing) you should perform chest compressions and rescue breathing immediately, at a ratio of 30 compressions to 2 breaths, @ 100 compressions/minute. If they do have a pulse, but are apneic, perform rescue breathing only, @ 1 breath every 5 seconds. If you are alone and happen upon an "un-witnessed" collapse and you don't know how long they've been down, do CPR for 2 minutes, and then try to go for help. If the collapse is "witnessed", call for help first, then begin CPR. Source: Emergency Medical Technician
How do you can you find the pulse on wirst?
Put your thumb of the opposite hand at the outer edge of the other wrist just below where the hand connects to the wrist, under the thumb, you should feel a pulse there.
Where do you find you pulse?
in your neck
What method or formula could I use to find my seated pulse rate?
Simply put your two fingers to the side of your neck. You will be able to count your pulse rate and that should give you your answer. My sources were Ask.com.
Where can one find more information about pulse oximetry?
There are several sites that one can find more information about pulse oximetry. These sites include the pulse oximetry page of Wikipedia, World Health Organization, and Pulse Ox.
After you find a victim who is unresponsive, not breathing, and has no pulse as a result of a drowning, you should do what?
push firmly downwards in the middle of their chest at a regular rate. Ideally, you should alternate two rescue breaths with 30 chest compressions for anyone who has been rescued from drowning. This will help build up a supply of oxygen in their blood.
