PED CVS

● CV system ○ Bradycardia and/or hypotension are OMINOUS, LATE SIGNS. ○ Children have the ability to increase their heart rate and vasoconstrict peripherally to shunt blood centrally. Hypotension is a late finding of shock in previously healthy children, and interventions should ideally occur before the onset of hypotension. ○ Watch out for unexplained tachycardia in the resting child