Question
Write a note on rate of respiration.
Solution
Rate of respiration : The rate of respiration is slightly quicker in women than in men. In normal breathing, expiration succeeds inspiration and is followed by a slight pause of Inspiration-expiration-pause. In sick babies, this order is sometimes reversed and the sequence
becomes : inspiration-pause-expiration. This is described as inverse breathing.
Normal rate per minute
In newly born → 40
At twelve months → 30
From two to five years → 24
In adults → 10-20
