What are normal vital signs for: 4 - 5 years?

What are normal vital signs for: 4 - 5 years?

• A. HR: 80-130, RR: 20-30, SBP: >75
• B. HR: 60-120, RR: 15-25, SBP: >70
• C. HR: 90-150, RR: 25-35, SBP: >80
• D. HR: 70-110, RR: 20-40, SBP: >90

Answer: (A)

For preschoolers, vital signs are age-specific. A typical resting heart rate is about 80–130 beats per minute, a respiratory rate around 20–30 breaths per minute, and a systolic blood pressure that is usually above roughly 75 mmHg. These ranges reflect a stable child at rest, with blood pressure considered normal even if it’s at the lower end of that threshold. The best choice matches these expectations: heart rate 80–130, respiratory rate 20–30, and systolic blood pressure above 75. It aligns with the common pediatric benchmark that hypotension in children is a later sign and that a SBP above about 75 mmHg is consistent with normal function for a 4– to 5–year–old. Other sets either include too-low or too-high heart rates for a calm preschooler, or give a blood pressure threshold that doesn’t reflect the typical lower limit for this age group.

For preschoolers, vital signs are age-specific. A typical resting heart rate is about 80–130 beats per minute, a respiratory rate around 20–30 breaths per minute, and a systolic blood pressure that is usually above roughly 75 mmHg. These ranges reflect a stable child at rest, with blood pressure considered normal even if it’s at the lower end of that threshold.

The best choice matches these expectations: heart rate 80–130, respiratory rate 20–30, and systolic blood pressure above 75. It aligns with the common pediatric benchmark that hypotension in children is a later sign and that a SBP above about 75 mmHg is consistent with normal function for a 4– to 5–year–old.

Other sets either include too-low or too-high heart rates for a calm preschooler, or give a blood pressure threshold that doesn’t reflect the typical lower limit for this age group.