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A distal pulse should be the same rate as a femoral pulse, carotid pulse, brachial pulse, pedal pulse, or radial pulse. The strength of the pulse may be harder to feel the further away from the heart, but the rate should be the same. One heart, One Pulse Rate. The Normal heart rate/pulse in an adult is 60-100 beats per minute. Less of course, in the super healthy athlete.
There would have been a leg injury and the paramedic wanted to ensure there was circulation distal (below) the injury.
It is distal to it....
You have several pulse points in your body, you are probably aware of the carotid pulse in your neck and the radial pulse in your wrist. The feet also have pulse points. there are 2; the dorsalis pedis, essentially on the top of your foot as it turns into your leg, and the medial malleor, on the inside part of your ankle.
Absolutely not. That pulse rate is 20% higher than the pulse rate for a normal 2 year old boy or girl. My sources are from myself... I am a cardiologist have been one for 16 years.