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You can easily check your pulse on the inside of your wrist, below your thumb. 1  Gently place 2 fingers of your other hand on this artery. 2  Do not use your thumb because it has its own pulse that you may feel. 3  Count the beats for 30 seconds; then double the result to get the number of beats per minute.
Step 1. Stand or sit facing the person whose pulse rate and respiration rate you are to measure. Step 2. Select a site to measure the pulse. The two chief options are on the personâs wrist, just below the thumb, or on the neck, on either side of the personâs windpipe.