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THEORETICALRUDIMENTSOFSPINNING
Fig.1.Pulsemeasurementonradialartery
Itisusuallyeasiertofeelthepulseonthecarotidartery.Thisisthe
secondwayofmeasuringit,usuallyappliedmorefrequently.Youshould
putindex,middleandringfingeronthelateralsideofHAdam’sapple”,
oppositetotheexamininghandanddelicatelymoveitdeeper.Thewayof
pulsemeasuringonthecarotidarterywasillustratedinfig.2.
Fig.2.Pulsemeasurementonthecarotidartery
Thepulsewillbefeltbetterifthepressureoncarotidorradialartery
issubtler,andthemusclesareasrelaxedaspossible.Themeasurement
involvescountingthepulsebeatswithinaminute.Weusuallyshortenitto
10,15or30seconds,butthentheresulthastobemultipliedrespectively
by6,4and2,sothatthepulsewasstillexpressedbybeatsperminute.
Thepulsemeasurementwillbemadeeasierifpulsimetersareapplied.
Earliersuchapplianceswereexclusivelyincludedinexpensivemeasuring
apparatusesoradvancedtrainingsystems.Withtheadvancementof
electronicspulsimeterswerelockedinenvelopesofelectronicwatchesand
theybecamemuchcheaper.
