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Normal vital sign values

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Written on 29/06/2021
, Last updated 18/08/2023

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Team DFTB . Normal vital sign values, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2021. Available at: https://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.1225

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Age	Heart Rate	Respiratory Rate	Blood Pressure (systolic)
14 years	60-100	16-20	92-130
12 years	60-110	16-20	90-126
10 years	70-110	16-20	90-121
8 years	70-110	18-22	86-118
6 years	75-115	18-24	82-115
4 years	80-120	20-26	78-112
2 years	80-140	20-28	74-110
1 year	80-160	20-30	72-110
6 months	110-180	25-35	72-110
3 months	110-180	30-45	70-104
1 month	110-180	30-50	70-104
Newborn	90-180	40-60	60-90

These parameters are based on APLS values.

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