You can check the pulse in the carotid (neck) or brachial (upper arm) arteries for CPR pulse checks. Other possible locations for checking a pulse are Radial (wrist), Popliteal artery (knee) posterior tibial or dorsalis pedis (foot).
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of the three fingers the forefinger nd the ring figer are used to occclude the artery nd the middle finger is helpful in measuring the pulse rate
Thumbs have more blood flow than your fingers and could mess up your timing when checking your pulse. The thumb has a pulse point of its own, so you would be feeling two conflicting pulses at the same time.
Yes, the pulse rates of different locations should be the same since they are all coming from the heart.
cause you would have different arteries in your arm
they depend on the activity that just occured. if you are a child your pulse will be faster because you take in more oxygen then an adult, whos pulse would be slower.