Pediatric vital signs

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

Chart

Age	Pulse	Respiratory Rate	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

See Also

• Vital Signs
• Airway Sizes (Peds)
• PALS (Main)
• Critical care quick reference

See Also

• Vital signs

References

• National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines. 2015. 12. Full text

Authors

Ross Donaldson