PCM Vital Signs Values

37°C (98.6°F)

Normal body temperature.

37.2-37.7°C (99.0-99.7°F)

Normal body temperature for ages 3 months-3 years.

36.7-37.0°C (97.8-98.6°F)

Normal body temperature for ages 5-13 years.

41.0-44.0°C (105.8-111.2°F)

Critical high body temperature.

Below 34.0°C (Below 93.2°F)

Critical low body temperature.

37.6°C (99.6°F)

Normal rectal temperature; most accurate measurement.

37.0°C (98.6°F)

Normal oral temperature.

36.4°C (97.6°F)

Normal axillary temperature.

36.4°C (97.6°F)

Normal tympanic temperature.

2-3°C (3.6-5.4°F)

Temperature fluctuation that can cause physiologic changes.

60-90 bpm

Normal adult resting pulse rate.

90-100 bpm

Normal pulse rate for children (4-10 years).

120 bpm

Normal pulse rate for infants.

>100 bpm

Tachycardia.

<60 bpm

Bradycardia.

15-20 breaths/min

Normal adult respiratory rate.

30-60 breaths/min

Normal infant respiratory rate.

<10 breaths/min

Critical adult respiratory rate.

5-7 minutes

Brain survival without blood circulation before irreversible damage or death.

90-120 mmHg

Normal adult systolic blood pressure.

50-70 mmHg

Normal adult diastolic blood pressure.

85-130 mmHg

Normal adolescent systolic blood pressure.

45-85 mmHg

Normal adolescent diastolic blood pressure.

95-100%

Normal oxygen saturation (SpO₂).

Below 85%

Dangerous oxygen saturation (SpO₂).

21-60% O₂

Oxygen concentration delivered by a nasal cannula.

30-50% O₂

Oxygen concentration delivered by a face mask.

80%

Molecular composition of the body (water).

25.7%

Atomic composition of the body (oxygen).

270 million hemoglobin molecules/RBC

Approximate amount of hemoglobin in one red blood cell.