Vitals Signs EMS 129 (JCCC EMR)
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How to describe respirations
Rate, depth, effort
18, shallow, labored
How to describe pulse
Rate, depth, regularity
Rate, quality, regularity
90bpm, strong and regular
Newborn BP
65/40
Hyper is much above 90
Hypo is less than 60 syst
Check cap refill
Newborn pulse
140-160
Newborn respiration rate
40-60
Infant pulse
100-160
Infant RR
30-40
Infant BP
70/50
Toddler 1-3/preschooler 3-6 pulse
80-130
Toddle/preschooler RR
20-30
Toddler/preschooler BP
70-100/60-70
School aged 6-12 pulse
70-110
School aged 6-12 RR
20-30
School aged 6-12 BP
80-120/60-75
Adolescent/early adult pulse
55-105
Adolescent/early adult RR
12-20
Adolescent/early adult BP
80-120/70-80
Factors that Increase Pulse Rate, Respirations, and/ or Systolic Blood Pressure
Exercise
Fever
Illness
Pain
Stress
Excess body weight
Abuse of illegal drugs
Factors that Decrease Pulse Rate, Respirations, and/or
Systolic Blood Pressure
Athletic conditioning
Blood pressure medications
Abuse of illegal drugs
Hypotension in newborn 1-12 months
<70
Hypotension in children 2-14
Age x2 +70 = systolic
Hypertension in adult
130+/80-90+
Where do you place stethoscope when listening to breath sounds?
2nd intercostal space on mid clavicular line for upper anterior
5th intercostal space post axillary line for posterior