Long-time local landmarks include Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park, along California State Route 152, just west of town, and Mount Madonna County Park, at Hecker Pass, about twelve miles west of town, off Highway 152.
Jan 11, '05. The apical pulse is the pulse heard at the apex of the heart (which is the pointed lower extremity of the heart) Yoou can hear the apical pulse by placing your stethescope at the 5th intercostal space (spaces between the ribs) on the left side just left of the sternum.
Below the age of two, take an apical pulse. Quote from Reno1978 I was taught that a radial pulse is considered reliable on those ages 2 and higher. Below the age of two, take an apical pulse. Under the age of two, a brachial pulse should be taken to assess peripheral pulses.