Normal vital sign values

Team DFTB

doi:10.31440/DFTB.1225

Home > Quick Reference > Normal vital sign values

Normal vital sign values

Team DFTB

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

Cite this article as:

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

SHARE VIA:

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.

Author

Team DFTB

View all posts

KEEP READING

The IMG Experience

Imela Ifezue, Vikram Baicher, Sara Ahmed, Nadia Baasher

Written on 01/07/2025
, Last updated 01/07/2025

Calcium in trauma: what do and don’t we know

Owen Hibberd, Andrew Tagg, Kat Priddis, Melanie Ranaweera, Damian Roland, Dani Hall

Written on 23/06/2025
, Last updated 23/06/2025

Factors influencing escalation of care of deteriorating children

Aber Eaqub

Written on 17/06/2025
, Last updated 10/04/2025

The SWAST Feedback Project

Emma Seiboth, Pam Nelson, Julia Dumesh, Ross Goodson, Annabel Baines, Chris Boyle, Amanda King, Francesca Hinds, Michael Malley

Written on 10/06/2025
, Last updated 11/06/2025

How to set up a prehospital feedback system in your paediatric emergency department

Pam Nelson, Emma Seiboth, Chris Boyle, Julia Dumesh, Ross Goodson, Annabel Baines, Francesca Hinds, Amanda King, Michael Malley

Written on 10/06/2025
, Last updated 12/06/2025

Bubble Wrap PLUS – June 2025

Anke Raaijmakers

Written on 09/06/2025
, Last updated 09/06/2025

The Fast and the Fractured: The Rise of Paediatric E-Scooter Trauma

Andrew Tagg

Written on 04/06/2025
, Last updated 18/06/2025

The 92nd Bubble wrap x PICSTAR x PICU Journal watch

Vicki Currie

Written on 03/06/2025
, Last updated 31/05/2025

Are You Worried Your Child Is Getting Worse?

Andrew Tagg, Owen Hibberd

Written on 02/06/2025
, Last updated 03/06/2025

Peer-assisted learning in the ED

Amal Bakhshwain

Written on 27/05/2025
, Last updated 03/03/2025

A snapshot of the 2024 PEM MSc dissertations

Team DFTB

Written on 20/05/2025
, Last updated 20/05/2025

Ten More Things I’ve Learned From My Transgender Child

Alex Wallace

Written on 17/05/2025
, Last updated 19/05/2025

Imaging in paediatric trauma- what’s new?

Francesca Bevis, Vicki Currie

Written on 13/05/2025
, Last updated 27/02/2025

Bubble Wrap PLUS – May 2025

Anke Raaijmakers

Written on 08/05/2025
, Last updated 08/05/2025

The 91st Bubble wrap DFTB X NeoTRIPs

Vicki Currie

Written on 06/05/2025
, Last updated 24/04/2025

Normal vital sign values

Author

KEEP READING

The IMG Experience

Calcium in trauma: what do and don’t we know

Factors influencing escalation of care of deteriorating children

The SWAST Feedback Project

How to set up a prehospital feedback system in your paediatric emergency department

Bubble Wrap PLUS – June 2025

The Fast and the Fractured: The Rise of Paediatric E-Scooter Trauma

The 92nd Bubble wrap x PICSTAR x PICU Journal watch

Are You Worried Your Child Is Getting Worse?

Peer-assisted learning in the ED

A snapshot of the 2024 PEM MSc dissertations

Ten More Things I’ve Learned From My Transgender Child

Imaging in paediatric trauma- what’s new?

Bubble Wrap PLUS – May 2025

The 91st Bubble wrap DFTB X NeoTRIPs

The Bubbles

Follow Us

Subscribe to DFTB

Calcium in major trauma:
Can you help us with research?

Normal vital sign values

Author

KEEP READING

The IMG Experience

Calcium in trauma: what do and don’t we know

Factors influencing escalation of care of deteriorating children

The SWAST Feedback Project

How to set up a prehospital feedback system in your paediatric emergency department

Bubble Wrap PLUS – June 2025

The Fast and the Fractured: The Rise of Paediatric E-Scooter Trauma

The 92nd Bubble wrap x PICSTAR x PICU Journal watch

Are You Worried Your Child Is Getting Worse?

Peer-assisted learning in the ED

A snapshot of the 2024 PEM MSc dissertations

Ten More Things I’ve Learned From My Transgender Child

Imaging in paediatric trauma- what’s new?

Bubble Wrap PLUS – May 2025

The 91st Bubble wrap DFTB X NeoTRIPs

The Bubbles

Follow Us

Subscribe to DFTB

Calcium in major trauma:Can you help us with research?

Calcium in major trauma:
Can you help us with research?