What are the normal values of vital signs?

Question

Temp, Pulse, Respiratory & Blood Pressure?

and what are the differences in kids?

Answer 1

Actually, recent scientific study says is 98.2 degrees Farenheit.

A normal pulse rate for a healthy adult, while resting, can range from 60 to 100 beats per minute (BPM), although well conditioned athletes may have a healthy pulse rate lower than 60 BPM. Bradycardia occurs when the pulse rate is below 60 per minute, whereas tachycardia occurs when the rate is above 100 BPM. During sleep, this can drop to as low as 40 BPM; during strenuous exercise, it can rise as high as 150–200 BPM. Generally, pulse rates are higher in infants and young children. The resting heart rate for an infant is usually close to an adult's pulse rate during strenuous exercise (average 110 BPM for an infant).

Average respiratory rates, by age:

    * Newborns: Average 44 breaths per minute

    * Infants: 20–40 breaths per minute

    * Preschool children: 20–30 breaths per minute

    * Older children: 16–25 breaths per minute

    * Adults: 12–20 breaths per minute

    * Adults during strenuous exercise 35–45 breaths per minute

    * Athletes' peak 60–70 breaths per minute

Inaccuracies in respiratory measurement have been reported in the literature. One study compared respiratory rate counted using a 15 second count period, to a full minute, and found significant differences in the rates.[citation needed] Respiratory rates measurement in children under five years, for a 30 second or 60 second period, suggesting the 60 seconds resulted in the least variability. Another study found that rapid respiratory rates in babies, counted using a stethoscope, were 20–50% higher than those counted from beside the cot without the aid of the stethoscope.

In the U.S., the optimal blood pressure (sometimes referred to as the ‘gold standard’) targets are:

    * Systolic: less than 120 mmHg (16 kPa or 2.32 psi)

    * Diastolic: less than 80 mmHg (10 kPa or 1.55 psi)

In the UK, mirroring abandoned earlier US practice, medical and nursing students continue to be taught that their patients’ readings should be considered ‘normal’ if in the range:

    * Systolic: 110–140 mmHg (15–19 kPa)

    * Diastolic: 70–90 mmHg (9.3–12 kPa)

Answer 2

Temp-98.6 degrees F

Pulse-Sinus focal point rate between 60-80 bpm

Respiratory-14-18 breaths per min, unlabored

Blood pressure-after 5 minutes of sitting 120 mmHg systolic over 80 mmHg diastolic

These are averages and differ by person, physical fitness level and other variables.

Kids tent to have higher heart rates and resps.  While having lower B/P and the same temp.