Paediatric Vital Signs

The table below indicates appropriate ranges for paediatric vital signs / paediatric observations

For more guidance, please see the NICE Guideline CG160 - Feverish Illness in Children

The NICE clinical guideline CG160 updates and replaces NICE clinical guideline 47 ‘Feverish illness in children’ (published May 2007). It offers evidence-based advice on the care of young children with feverish illness. New and updated recommendations have been included in areas relating to assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years with no obvious cause of feverish illness.