Vital Signs Starter Guide

Free 20-page introduction: measure, interpret, escalate

A complete 20-page guide, free and without an account: pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, temperature and oxygen saturation, each with normal ranges, causes of abnormal values and the classic measurement error.

Includes diagrams, comparison cards, an adult reference table, ABCDE and SBAR frameworks, memory aids, two constructed teaching cases and a five-question self-test.

It is the foundation layer for the paid MEDIGUIDE titles — read it first and see exactly how our books teach.

Learning outcomes

Measure all five vital signs with correct technique.
Recognise the artefacts that produce false readings.
Read a set of observations as a pattern and a trend.
Apply ABCDE while help is on the way.
Escalate clearly using SBAR.

Chapters

01
Start here
What this free guide covers, how the pages are built and how to use them in 20 minutes.
Pages 1–3
02
The five vital signs
Pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, temperature and oxygen saturation — one page each.
Pages 4–8
03
Reading the set together
Patterns across the five numbers, structured early warning thinking and the ABCDE sequence.
Pages 9–11
04
Doing it right
Measurement technique, the artefacts that fake disease, clean documentation and a structured handover.
Pages 12–14
05
Practice and recall
Two constructed teaching cases, a normal-values card, memory aids, self-test and a closing summary.
Pages 15–20