II. Technique: Measurement
- Count for full minute with patient least distressed
- Count without patient aware of measurement
III. Criteria: Normal Respiratory Rate at rest (bpm = breaths per minute)
- Age <1 month: 30-60 bpm
- Age 1 to 6 months: 30-50 bpm
- Age 6 to 12 months: 24-46 bpm
- Age 1 to 4 years: 20-30 bpm
- Age 4 to 6 years: 20-25
- Age 6 to 12 years: 16-20 bpm
- Age >12 years and adult: 12-16 bpm
IV. Interpretation: Abnormal
- See Tachypnea
- See Bradypnea
- See Kussmaul Respiration
- See Cheyne-Stokes Respirations
V. References
- Fuchs and Yamamoto (2011) APLS, Jones and Bartlett, Burlington, p. 85
- Johnson (1993) Harriet Lane Handbook, p.335
- Degowin (1987) Diagnostic Exam, p. 279-80