![]() We’d also expect them to be hot, red and breathing faster. If someone has been running around we would expect their pulse to rise. It was for these reasons that, based on advice from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, the United Kingdom Resuscitation Council and American Heart Association removed routinely checking for a pulse as a sign of life from First Aid training in the 2000 updates.īut checking a pulse does have value – as with all of the basic vital signs, knowing whether the casualty’s pulse rate is within a normal range can assure us if the casualty’s pulse is outside of these ranges it can even point us toward a particular problem. ![]() In one study, success rates were as low as 45% in identifying the presence of a pulse (2) and in another, junior doctors took an average of 18 seconds to identify a pulse (3). In the late 90’s several studies were conducted to assess the accuracy of lay people (1), First Aiders, Paramedics and even Doctors in assessing simply the presence of a pulse. On a fit, healthy casualty in low stress situations it can sometimes be easy to feel a nice juicy pulse but in reality, with a poorly casualty, and you’re having a bit of a moment and you are not in a nice, quiet training environment, don’t bother. Understanding Heart Conditions - Part 1 Heart Attack & AnginaĬhecking a pulse is hard.Trauma Basics - Catastrophic Haemorrhage.Hyponatremia - the effects of over-hydration.
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