Since childhood, we all know how to measure correctly and what a normal pulse should be like. It cannot be said that every person measures his pulse daily, but sometimes this skill helps out a lot, helping to normalize his own well-being. First of all, you need to understand that the normal pulse in a teenager is different from the normal pulse of a man, woman, child and old man. Each category has its own heart rate, the norm of which is different.
A pulse is a repetitive oscillation of a blood vessel caused by a contraction of the heart muscle that pushes blood throughout the circulatory system. The easiest way to measure is to place a finger on the radial artery (wrist) and record heart beats. Palpation on the carotid and temporal arteries is allowed - the result from this does not change. The thumb is located on the inside of the patient’s wrist (or on his other hand), and the other four grab the hand from the outside. With proper palpation, a pulsating tube - an artery - is felt under the finger. Then time is detected and the number of pulsations is considered for 30 seconds, and the obtained value is multiplied by 2. This method of measurement is simpler than a full account in a minute. A full one-minute measurement is necessary only with arrhythmia.
Some people have difficulty measuring on their own, trying to feel the pulse on the wrist, in which case you can change the measured artery. In medicine, it is believed that the normal pulse of a healthy adult is from 60 to 80 pulsations per minute. A rare pulse (less than 55 pulsations) can be caused by a violation of cardiac activity - bradycardia, respectively, an unreasonable increase in frequency - tachycardia. As a rule, from 25 to 50 years, the pulse of a healthy person is quite stable and is determined by completely objective reasons.
The intensity of heart contractions directly depends on the emotional and physical condition of a person. During physical exertion, all cells of the body require an increased supply of oxygen and nutrients, so the heartbeat speeds up , accelerating the movement of blood - this transport system of the body, through arteries and veins. Excitement, anxiety, fear can also cause accelerated heart function. This mechanism has been preserved in our body since those times when human survival depended on the ability to respond very quickly to a threat: bounce off the tiger’s claws, escape from the fire, and catch a wild beast. Emotional arousal promotes the release of adrenaline into the bloodstream - a substance that stimulates the heart muscle.
As already indicated, a normal heart rate is a very relative concept. The medical division by age and gender is only partially true. In fact, each person is characterized by an individual normal pulse. An attempt to average all people usually does not lead to anything good. For example, if a person feels fine with a pulse of about 50 beats, is fully functional and can think clearly, then this is his norm. A prolonged artificial increase in his pulse to a generally accepted norm of 60-80 contractions very often leads to malaise. Since the pulse rate affects the functioning of all internal systems and organs, such an increase provokes an increase in intraocular pressure, accompanied by unpleasant symptoms. Conversely, a decrease in the "increased" frequency can cause drowsiness, a slowdown in all reactions, and headaches. Everyone needs to know their normal pulse. It’s not a big deal to measure it and remember it once, because the pulse is not just heartbeats that give out in the arteries. The pulse is the beating of life itself.