Vital Signs
What are vital signs
- physical signs that indicates a person is alive
How is temperature mesured
Celcius or Farenheit
What can cause an increase in pulse
Exercise, illness, injury, fever, anxiety, fright, and emotions
What is respirations
the rise and fall f the patients chesk
What is pulse pressuer
The difference between the systolic number and diastolic number
What are the different types of vital signs
Heart beat
Breathing rate
Temperature
Blood pressures
Oxygen saturation
What is considered a fever??
101F or higher
Normal rate for children and teens
60-100 BPM
What causes an increase in respiration
Fever, illness,
Where is the systolic blood pressure read
the top number, it measures the pressure in your arteries when our heart beats
3 things that can affect vital signs
uAge
uGender
Time
Stressors
Medications
Caffeine
Hydration
What is 3 ways to take a temperature
Rectal, Oral, Axillary, Tympanic, Temporal
What is tachycardia??
Pulse is higher than 100 BPM
If the person has difficulty breathing
How to take a blood pressure
Sitting position
Arm and back are supported.
Feet should be resting firmly on the floor
Feet not dangling.
Raise patient arm so that the brachial artery is roughly at the same height as the heart. If the arm is held too high, the reading will be too low, and vice versa.
What is a normal pulse ox
95%-100%
What is Hypothermia?
What is Hyperthermia?
Hypothermia-Being outside without protective wear, Falling into cold water, wearing wet clothes outside
Hyperthermia- Too much physical activity in hot weather, medical issues, sickness
What is Bradycardia
- What causes it?
Less than 60 BPM
- unrelieved severe pain, and resting
What is a normal respiratory rate
12-20
What is an "average" blood pressure
120/80
What does pulse Ox measure ?
The amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in the blood relative to the amount of hemoglobin not carrying oxygen
Pull the ear back and up
Where to take pulses
Wrist, Elbow crease, Back of the knees, Neck, Temple, top and or inner side of the foot
What is considered abnormal?
over 25 or under 12
what could affect blood pressure readings
- pt talking or moving
- pt crossing their legs