The longer a disease is allowed to develop, the worse the result will almost certainly be. Children who experience a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital have poor results (this may be due to the fact that cardiac arrest in children is rarely due to cardiac arrhythmia, but rather to hypoxemia and/or shock with associated organ damage and dysfunction).

A blockage in any section of the airway is known as an airway obstruction. The airway is a complex series of tubes that carries inhaled air into your lungs from your nose and mouth. An obstruction can prevent air from getting into your lungs partially or completely.

Respiratory depression (hypoventilation) is a respiratory condition marked by inefficient and sluggish breathing. You inhale oxygen into your lungs during a natural breathing period. The oxygen in your blood circulates around your body, supplying it to your tissues.

Breathing, sweating, and urinating all cause the body to lose water. You get dehydrated if you do not consume enough fluids or water. It’s also possible that the body is having trouble getting rid of fluids. Owing to diarrhea, vomiting, extreme blood loss, or a high fever, the body can lose too much fluid.

When the circulation is insufficient to satisfy the demands of the tissues, shock occurs. Critically ill children also experience shock, which is caused by hypovolaemia caused by misdistribution, as in sepsis.

During the first year of life, the most dramatic shifts in weight occur. At the age of one year, a 3.5 kg birth weight would have risen to 10 kg. After that, weight gain is more gradual before pubertal growth spurt.

Since most medications and fluids are administered as a dosage per kilogram of body weight, assessing a child’s weight as soon as possible is crucial.

The Broselow or Sandell tapes estimate weight based on the child’s height (or length). The tape is placed next to the infant, and the approximate weight is calculated using the calibrations on the tape. This is a simple, convenient, and fairly accurate process. Different formulae may also be used, but they must be checked for the population in which they are being used.

A one-month-old baby (male) normal range of vitals are as follows: weight of 3.5kg, respiration at rest of 25-50 beats per minute, heart rate of 120-170 beats per minute, and blood pressure systolic of in the fifth percentile of 65-75mm/Hg, fiftieth percentile of 80-90mm/Hg and ninety-fifth percentile of 105mm/Hg.

The normal weight of a 6-month-old male is 8Kg, heart rate of 110-160, and respiration of 20-40.