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Vitals Flashcards

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Baseline Vitals

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Pulse, Ventilations, Skin Color, Condition & Temperature, Capillary Refill, Pupils, Level of Consciousness, Blood Pressure

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Pulse Rate

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The number of heart beats per minute

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Ventilation/Respiration Rate

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The number of breaths (in and out) per minute

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Factors that Can Affect Pulse and Ventilation Rate

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Age, Physical Condition, Body Temperature, Exertion, Medical History, Medication/Drugs, Blood Loss, Stress, Fear

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Pulse Locations

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Radial, Carotid, Brachial, Dorsal Pedis, Posterior Tibial, Femoral, Popliteal

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Normal Pulse Range: Adult

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60-100

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Normal Pulse Range: Adolescent

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55-105

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Normal Pulse Range: School Age Child

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70-110

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Normal Pulse Range: Toddler

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80-130

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Normal Pulse Range: Infant

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100-160

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How to Calculate Pulse Rate

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Count the pulse rate for 30 seconds, multiply by 2
OR
Count the pulse rate for 15 seconds, multiply by 4

  • If the pulse rate is irregular, count the pulse rate for a full minute to get an accurate reading
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Pulse Descriptors

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Rhythm (regular, irregular)

Quality (strong, bounding, weak/thready, absent)

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Normal Ventilation Rate: Adult

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10-24

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Normal Ventilation Rate: Adolescent

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12-20

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Normal Ventilation Rate: School Age Child

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20-30

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Normal Ventilation Rate: Toddler

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Normal Ventilation Rate: Infant

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How to Obtain Respiratory Rate

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Count the pulse rate for 30 seconds, multiply by 2
OR
Count the pulse rate for 15 seconds, multiply by 4

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Ventilation/Respiration Descriptors

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Rhythm (regular, irregular(

Quality (non-labored, labored: shallow, deep, agonal)

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Skin Descriptors

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Color (pale, flushed, jaundiced, mottling, cyanotic, pink)
Temperature (hot, warm, cool, cold)
Condition (dry, diaphoretic, moist, clammy)

21
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How to Measure Capillary Refill

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Hold the hand above the level of the heart; press on the nail bed with your fingers and then release. Count (in seconds) how long it takes the nail bed to return to pink

  • Less than 2s: adequate perfusion
  • Great than 2s: poor perfusion
22
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Pupil Descriptors

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Equality
Reactivity (to light, both eyes should constrict/dilate together)
Dilated/Constricted
Unequal

23
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PEARLA

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Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light and Accomodating

24
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Level of Consciousness: AVPU

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Alet
Verbal
Painful
Unresponsive

25
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Alert and Oriented (A&Ox4)

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  1. Who
  2. Where
  3. When
  4. Event

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