Taking vital signs provides valuable information about your patients that in many cases are important to evaluating and managing care appropriately. If they are not taken, vital information is lost. This site provides information on why and when vital signs should be taken in addition to other important resources.
The following links you to information from the National Institutes of Health providing normal vital signs and related resources for adults and children:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002341.htm
http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/pedweb/pedsstaff/age.html
APTA is gathering more information on this area and will provide additional resources as they become available.
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