ECAT appendix

Advanced paediatric life support (APLS) formula

Published: December 2023. Printed on 1 Jul 2024.

Drag the table right to view more columns or turn your phone to landscape

Age	Guide weight (kg)		Respiratory rate breaths per minute	Heart rate beats per minute	BP systolic
Age	Boys	Girls	5th–95th centile	5th–95th centile	5th centile	50th centile	95th centile
Birth	3.5	3.5	25–50	120–170	65–75	80–90	105
1 month	4.5	4.5	25–50	120–170
3 months	6.5	6	25–45	115–160
6 months	8	7	20–40	110–160
12 months	9.5	9	20–40	110–160	70–75	85–95
18 months	11	10	20–35	100–155	70–75	85–95
2 years	12	12	20–30	100–150	70–80	85–100	110
3 years	14	14		90–140
4 years	16	16		80–135
5 years	18	18		80–135	80–90	90–100	111–120
6 years	21	20		80–130
7 years	23	22		80–130
8 years	25	25	15–25	70–120
9 years	28	28
10 years	31	32
11 years	35	35
12 years	43	43	12–24	65–115	90–105	100–120	125–140
14 years	50	50		60–110
Adult	70	70

Table reproduced, with permission, from: Samuels M, Wieteska S. Advanced Paediatric Life Support: The practical approach. 6th ed. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons Inc.; 2017.