Education Officer (Backstop 60), FS-2. US Agency for International Development (USAID) Worldwide; Apply by 10 March 2010; Mid-level; Posted on 19 May 2009
A rapid or fast heartbeat is when your heart is beating faster than normal. A normal heart rate is 60 to 100 beats per minute. Tachycardia is considered a heart rate of greater than 100 beats per minute. If you are exercising, or performing any kind of activity, your heart will normally beat faster.
The pulse rate is an indicator of how fast the heart beats. The pulse rate is affected by several factors. a. Age. A normal pulse for infants range from 90 to 170 and the rate gradually decreases up to age 14 when it is equal to the normal adult pulse rate of 60 to 100.