Newborn Vital Signs, APGAR Score, and                                        Newborn Intubation Equipment

Term Newborn Vital Signs (First 12 Hours of Life)

Reproduced from Hazinski MF. Children are different. In: Hazinski MF, ed. Nursing Care of the Critically Ill Child. 2nd ed. St Louis, Mo: Mosby-Year Book; 1992.

Heart rate (awake): 100 to 180 beats/min Respiratory rate: 30 to 60 breaths/min Systolic blood pressure: 39 to 59 mm Hg Diastolic blood pressure: 16 to 36 mm Hg

Apgar Score

Sign	0	1	2
Heart rate (beats/min) Respirations Muscle tone Reflex irritability (catheter in nares) Color	Absent Absent Limp No response   Blue or pale	Slow (<100) Slow, irregular Some flexion Grimace   Pink body with blue extremities	>100 Good, crying Active motion Cough or sneeze   Completely pink

Endotracheal Intubation Equipment

Equipment	Infant Weight (kg)
	1	2	3	4
Endotracheal tube internal diameter (mm i.d.) Catheter size (French) Laryngoscope blade (size)	2.5   5F 0	3.0   6F 0	3.5   8F 0 to 1	3.5   8F 1