How to Check for a Normal Pulse Rate - Radial Pulse

Do you know how to check someones radial pulse rate? What would you do if you were ever put in such a position?

Well, on the off-chance that you are ever faced with a predicament such as this, here is a simple to follow guide to help you to be able take and read one accurately and relay it to medical personnel if needed.

Below you will discover a list of normal rates based on age as well as a step by step.

Instructions

1. 

   Your first step to taking and checking for a normal rate is to locate the individuals wrist.

2. 

   Then placing your first 3 fingers (pointer+middle+ring) just below the crease (where hand and wrist meet just under the thumb) press until you can feel the radial pulse.

3. 

   Measure strength, rate and regularity:
   * Is it easy to detect or very faint?
   * Does it come in regular intervals or can you detect an increase or decrease in it?
   * How many beats in 60 seconds? - a normal rate should be on average between:
   -for ages 11 through adult 60 and 100 beats per minute (BPM)
   -for someone very physically fit - 40 to 60 BPM
   -for a child 1 & under- 100 to 160 BPM
   -children 1 to 10 - 70 to 120 BPM (these are all averages)