Do Palpable Pulses Correlate to Systolic Blood Pressure in Hypotensive Trauma Patients?
In Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), we learned that a carotid, femoral, and radial pulse correlates to certain systolic blood pressure (SBP) in hypotensive trauma patients. Specifically, ATLS stated: Carotid pulse only = SBP 60 – 70 mmHg Carotid & Femoral pulse only = SBP 70 – 80 mmHg Radial pulse present = SBP >80 […]