CALCULATING THE RATE: IF THE RHYTHM IS REGULAR

Question 1

CALCULATE THE RATE - REGULAR

Answer 1

COUNT THE LARGE SQUARS FROM R WAVE TO R WAVE.

DIVIDE THE NUMBER OF LARGE SQUARS BY 300.

Question 2

EXAMPLE - CALCULATING THE RATE - REGULAR

Answer 2

300 DIVIDED BY 4 (LARGE SQUARS) = 75 BEATS PER MINUTE

Question 3

CALCULATING THE RATE - IRREGULAR

Answer 3

CALCULATE THE NUMBER OF R WAVES ON A 6 SECOND RHYTHM STRIP.

MULTIPLY THE NUMBER OF R WAVES BY 10 TO GET THE HR.

Question 4

HOW MANY BIG SQUARS ARE IN 1 SECOND ON A RHYTHM STRIP?

Answer 4

5

Question 5

CALCULATE THE RATE- IRREGULAR EXAMPLE

Answer 5

16 R WAVES

S0 DO 16 X 10 = 160