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Vital Sign P arameters in Children

Vital Sign P arameters in Children . Robyn Smith Department of Physiotherapy UFS 2012. Vital signs in children. Are age dependant Need to make use of tables that are available (although they even may vary slightly) to interpret vital signs. The vital road signs what do they tell us? .

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Vital Sign P arameters in Children

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  1. Vital Sign Parameters in Children Robyn Smith Department of Physiotherapy UFS 2012

  2. Vital signs in children • Are age dependant • Need to make use of tables that are available (although they even may vary slightly) to interpret vital signs

  3. The vital road signswhat do they tell us?

  4. Indicates the child’s hemodynamic stability Should I, may I, can I do Physiotherapy.....

  5. Parameters for children

  6. Body temperature • Surface temperature is measures using a thermometer or a skin probe • Normal temperature child varies slightly according age. Normal range is 36.6–37.3 °C • Pyrexia is age dependant: • in children under five temperature over 37.5 C • in children five and over temperature of 38 C and over

  7. Devices to measure temperature in child

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