Pediatric vital signs

See critical care quick reference for vital signs by age group.

Chart

Pediatric vital signs chart[1]
Age Pulse^ Respiratory Rate Systolic BP
Preterm < 1 kg120-16030-6036-58
Preterm 1 kg120-16030-6042-66
Preterm 2 kg120-16030-6050-72
Newborn126-16030-6060-70
Up to 1 year100-14030-6070-80
1-3 years100-14020-4076-90
4-6 years80-12020-3080-100
7-9 years80-12016-2484-110
10-12 years60-10016-2090-120
13-14 years60-9016-2090-120
15 years and older60-9014-2090-130

^Fever directly causes an increase in heart rate of 10 beats per minute per degree centigrade[2]

Systolic Blood Pressure

SBP Rule of Thumb
  • 0-28dy >60
  • 1-12mo >70
  • 1-10yrs = 70 + (Age x 2)
  • >10yrs = >90

Note: Lower limit of DBP = 2/3 SBP

Estimation of Weight
Estimation of Pediatric Weight by Age

See Also

See Also

References
  1. National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines. 2015. 12. Full text
  2. Davies P, Maconochie I. The relationship between body temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate in children. Emerg Med J. 2009 Sep;26(9):641-3. doi: 10.1136/emj.2008.061598.
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