41 - Vital Signs

What are the vital signs? Why is the nurse checking out my pecs, while choking my biceps with a very tight band? What can go wrong when your blood pressure is too low?

All this and more as we learn about how physiological monitoring helps healthcare workers look out for dangerous, life-threatening events while caring for you!

Lynn, L.A., Curry, J.P. Patterns of unexpected in-hospital deaths: a root cause analysis. Patient Saf Surg 5, 3 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-5-3

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