Measuring Heart Beats (ECG)
The heart rate of an individual has been defined as the number of times a heart beats every minute (Edlin and Golanty, 2016). When a heart beats, it pushes a volume of blood into the circulatory system. At some points in the circulatory system where the blood flows near the skin surface, one can feel blood flowing as a result of heartbeat. It is at these points where heart rate is measured. Usually, the heart rate of a person is measured at the carotid artery in the neck, radial artery located in the wrist just below the thumb, or ...