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    This document provides normal vital sign ranges for pediatric patients from newborn to adolescent based on age group. It lists the normal ranges in beats per minute for heart rate, breaths per minute for respiratory rate, and millimeters of mercury for systolic blood pressure. Additional notes remind that a patient's normal range should be considered, vital signs may increase with fever or stress, respiratory rate on infants should be counted for a full minute, and bradycardia in children is an ominous sign calling for quick action.

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    This document provides normal vital sign ranges for pediatric patients from newborn to adolescent based on age group. It lists the normal ranges in beats per minute for heart rate, breaths per minute for respiratory rate, and millimeters of mercury for systolic blood pressure. Additional notes remind that a patient's normal range should be considered, vital signs may increase with fever or stress, respiratory rate on infants should be counted for a full minute, and bradycardia in children is an ominous sign calling for quick action.

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    Nurs Pocket Cards

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    This document provides normal vital sign ranges for pediatric patients from newborn to adolescent based on age group. It lists the normal ranges in beats per minute for heart rate, breaths per minute for respiratory rate, and millimeters of mercury for systolic blood pressure. Additional notes remind that a patient's normal range should be considered, vital signs may increase with fever or stress, respiratory rate on infants should be counted for a full minute, and bradycardia in children is an ominous sign calling for quick action.

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    Pediatric Vital Sign Normal Ranges

    Age Group Newborn Infant (1-12 months) Toddler (1-3 yrs.) Preschooler (3-5 yrs.) School Age (6-12 yrs.) Respiratory Heart Rate Rate 30 - 50 20 - 30 20 - 30 20 - 30 20 - 30 Systolic Weight Weight Blood in in kilos Pressure pounds 2-3 4.5 - 7 9 - 22

    120 - 160 50 - 70

    80 - 140 70 - 100 4 - 10

    80 - 130 80 - 110 10 - 14 22 - 31 80 - 120 80 - 110 14 - 18 31 - 40 70 - 110 80 - 120 20 - 42 41 - 92

    Adolescent (13+ yrs.)

    12 - 20

    55 - 105

    110 120

    >50

    >110

    REMEMBER:

    The patient's normal range should always be taken into consideration. Heart rate, BP & respiratory rate are expected to increase during times of fever or stress. Respiratory rate on infants should be counted for a full 60 seconds. In a clinically decompensating child, the blood pressure will be the last to change. Just because your pediatric patient's BP is normal, don't assume that your patient is "stable". Bradycardia in children is an ominous sign, usually a result of hypoxia. Act quickly, as this child is extremely critical.

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