Heart rate

Age	Normal resting heart rate (beats per minute) ^[1]
Newborn	120
Older Child	90-110
Adult	50-100^[2] 60-100^[3]

Heart rate (HR) is how many times a heart beats per minute (bpm). The average bpm for a man or women who does not exercise is 70 bpm. Heart rate varies between people because of fitness, age and genetics.

References[change | change source]

↑ Daniel Limmer and Michael F. O'Keefe. 2005. Emergency Care 10th ed. Edward Pearson, Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Page 214.
↑ "Adult Health Advisor 2005.4: Tachycardia". Archived from the original on 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
↑ "2 easy, accurate ways to measure your heart rate". Mayo Clinic.

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[brady-1] Daniel Limmer and Michael F. O'Keefe. 2005. Emergency Care 10th ed. Edward Pearson, Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Page 214.

[2] "Adult Health Advisor 2005.4: Tachycardia". Archived from the original on 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-06-26.

[3] "2 easy, accurate ways to measure your heart rate". Mayo Clinic.

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