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Confidence votes 277. Breathing should be checked for 10 seconds, in that time you should be looking and checking for 3 things: 1- The rising of the chest-which would suggest the casualty is breathing. 2- Listening for breathing by the mouth-not to be confused with the alike sound of gasping in which the body sometimes does when someone is unconscious and not breathing.
You'll know that you've found your pulse when you can feel a small beat under your skin. Each beat is caused by the contraction (squeezing) of your heart. If you want to find out what your heart rate is, use a watch with a second hand and count how many beats you feel in 1 minute. When you are resting, you will probably feel between 70 and 100 beats per minute. When you run around a lot, your body needs a lot more oxygen-filled blood. Your heart pumps faster to supply the oxygen-filled blood that your body needs. You may even feel your heart pounding in your chest.