A 7-year-old with a head injury is hospitalized after losing consciousness when he was hit in the ...

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Rationale:
1. Normal heart rate for an awake child at this age is 70110. Normal blood pressure is 92126/5586. Normal respirations are 20 and regular.
2. These vital signs show increased BP, with a wide pulse pressure, slow heart rate, and respirations that are irregular, all indicating possible significant increased intracranial pressure.
3. These vital signs are a sign of increased intracranial pressure. If it were a spinal cord injury, and neurogenic shock were suspected, the child would be hypotensive.
4. Normal sleeping pulse at this age is 6090 bpm.