Question: Where is the common site for obtaining a pulse rate?
qaPairs: question: Where is the common site for obtaining a pulse rate from the carotid artery?
answer: between the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, above the hyoid bone and lateral to the thyroid cartilage
neck
question: Where is the common site for obtaining a pulse rate from the radial artery?
answer: ventral aspect of the wrist on the side of the thumb
lateral of the wrist
wrist
question: Where is the common site for obtaining a pulse rate from the femoral artery?
answer: groin
inner thigh, at the mid-inguinal point, halfway between the pubic symphysis and anterior superior iliac spine