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Why is a baby's heart beat faster than that of an adult?
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Proportional to size: Heart rates are proportional to the size of the human and in fact in all mammals the rate is generally proportional to size with just a few exceptions. Therefore a child will have a faster basic rate than an adult on average if they are otherwise normal.
Answered 10/12/2020
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