Vital signs (peds)
See critical care quick reference for vital signs by age group.
Chart
{{| class="wikitable" | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Age | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Pulse | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Respiratory Rate | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Systolic BP |- | Preterm < 1 kg || 120-160||30-60|| 36-58 |- | Preterm 1 kg ||120-160||30-60|| 42-66 |- | Preterm 2 kg || 120-160|| 30-60||50-72 |- | Newborn ||126-160||30-60|| 60-70 |- | Up to 1 year ||100-140|| 30-60||70-80 |- | 1-3 years ||100-140||20-40||76-90 |- | 4-6 years ||80-120|| 20-30||80-100 |- | 7-9 years ||80-120||16-24|| 84-110 |- | 10-12 years||60-100 || 16-20 ||90-120 |- | 13-14 years || 60-90 ||16-20||90-120 |- | 15 years and older ||60-90||14-20|| 90-130 |}
SBP
Normal:
- 0-28dy >60
- 1-12mo >70
- 1-10yrs = 70 + (Age x 2)
- >10yrs = >90
Note: Lower limit of DBP = 2/3 SBP