Pulse.  Adults ◦ 60 to 100 bpm  Children ◦ 70 to 110 bpm  Infants ◦ 100 to 160 bpm.

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Pulse

 Adults ◦ 60 to 100 bpm  Children ◦ 70 to 110 bpm  Infants ◦ 100 to 160 bpm

 Pressure of the blood pushing against the arterial wall as the heart beats  Can be felt at various arterial sites (handout)  Measured as beats per minute (bpm)  Use 1 st two fingers – no thumb

 Exercise  Excitement  Fever  Nervousness  Stimulant drugs  Shock

 Sleep  Physical training  Heart Disease  Coma

 Rhythm = regularity of the pulse  Arrhythmia = abnormal rhythm  Volume = strength of the pulse (thready, weak, strong, bounding)  Tachycardia = fast heartbeat (100 bpm or higher)  Bradycardia = slow heartbeat (60 bpm or lower)

 Options ◦ Count for 60 sec. = # bpm ◦ Count for 30 sec. x 2 = # bpm ◦ Count for 15 sec. x 4 = # bpm

 Normal and abnormal Normal and abnormal

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