sam counted his lab partners heartbeats as 12 beats in 15 se

sam counted his lab partner\'s heartbeats as 12 beats in 15 seconds. what other information would you like to have about sam\'s lab partner to decide is this heartbeat is abnormal?

Solution

The heartbeat of the lab partner = 12 beats in 15 seconds.

Therefore number of heartbeats per minute = 48

The average heartbeat of an adult resting human is 60-100 per minute. But persons having extremely high cardiovascular fitness and efficient heart function may have a heartbeat as low as 40 per minute.

Hence Sam must confirm the:

1. age and health status of his lab partner

2. amount of exercise or physical fitness his lab partner does in a week. Trained athletes have a lower heart rate.

3. whether he is on any medication which lowers the heart rate.