Fill in the Blanks pulse rateOnline version pulse rate by Irina Smith 1 beats lightly find out Hold out wrist slide by steady beat pumps pump properly relaxed in Multiply normal count faster until onto Pulse rate Your heart blood around your body . The blood carries oxygen , which helps your body work . You can count your heartbeat to how fast your heart is working . This is called your pulse rate . You can feel your pulse your and in your neck . The easiest place to your pulse rate is in your wrist . 1 your left hand , with your thumb on the left . 2 Put two fingers from your right hand on your left thumb and them back your wrist . 3 Press with your fingers . You can feel a . That's your heartbeat ! If you don't feel a beat , move your fingers around you find it . 4 When you have found a steady beat , count how many there are in 30 seconds . ( Use your watch to time yourself . ) 5 the number of beats two . This is the number of heart beats in one minute . A normal pulse rate when you are is about 90 beats in one minute . Every child is different , SO pulse rates can be from 60 beats in one minute to 120 beats in one minute . If you have just done some exercise , your pulse rate will be . This is because your body is using more oxygen , SO the heart needs to blood more quickly . After a while , your pulse rate will slow down and become again .
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