To evaluate pulse in an emergency, the nursing assistant places two fingers lightly on one side of the patient's trachea to palpate the ________ pulse.
A. brachial
B. apical
C. carotid
D. radial
Answer: C
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a. 25 b. 17 c. 22 d. 33