Palpate the femoral pulses. Compare femoral pulses to brachial pulses; both should be equal in intensity and timing. Diminished femoral pulses may indicate congenital heart disease, ...

The advanced trauma life support course teaches that if only the patient's carotid pulse is palpable, the systolic blood pressure is 60-70 mm Hg; if carotid and femoral pulses are palpable, the ...

One of the two investigators (H.Y.L. or S.C.B.R.), without prior knowledge of the patient's status (group 1, 2, or 3), obtained a history pertaining to ischemic symptoms, palpation of femoral pulses, ...

Jefferson Valley EMS, along with the Montana's Farm Union, hold regular classes to teach people in far away rural areas important first aid techniques.

Eight RCTs compared ultrasound with palpation, and one compared ultrasound with Doppler auditory assistance. Five studies reported the incidence of haematomas. Seven involved radial artery cannulation ...

Cooling down in seconds is easy if you know this simple trick. Here’s how to quickly cool down your body using pulse points.

Not every racing heart is anxiety, and not every panic is in your head. Learn how to decode your body's signals and reclaim ...

This faint tremor, too subtle for humans to feel, has baffled scientists for decades. Earth pulses rhythmically every 26 seconds, detected by seismometers. The phenomenon, known as a microseism ...

Jim McCann, the founder of 1-800-Flowers.com, has been writing the Celebrations Pulse, a weekly letter to customers, since March 2020.In this week’s edition, he explores the role of music in our ...