Table 1 Cut-offs for severely deranged vital signs by age

Respiratory rate per minute

< 1 month

< 20 or > 80

1 month-<1 year

< 15 or > 60

1 year- <5 years

< 10 or > 50

5 years- 12 years

< 8 or > 40

> 12 years

< 8 or > 30

Saturation (%)

All

< 90%

Pulse rate per minute

< 1 month

< 80 or > 200

1 month- <1 year

< 80 or > 180

1 year- <5 years

< 70 or > 170

5 years- 12 years

< 60 or > 150

> 12 years

< 40 or > 130

Glasgow Coma Scale

All

≤ 8/15

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

< 3 months

< 50

3 months- <1 year

< 70

1 year- <4 years

< 75

4 years- <12 years

< 80

≥ 12 years

< 90