How to Use vital signs in a Sentence

vital signs

plural noun
  • If a child comes in, and there are no vital signs at all.
    Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Blair had no vital signs as of 1:10 a.m. when paramedics arrived on the scene.
    Adam Sabes, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • There may be lab tests, X-rays, or vital signs to go over.
    Rachel Pearson, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Some days, Williams said, there was no time to check a patient’s vital signs.
    Joseph Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Wildlife rescuers search for oiled wildlife and check their vital signs.
    Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Oct. 2021
  • For those who do consent, the device will alert staff to any changes in their vital signs.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
  • If KPIs are the vital signs of a business, then net profit is its heartbeat.
    Chris Martin, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
  • After the doctor left for the day, Pascua, the nurse, went to Serna’s cell to do a routine check of her vital signs.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2023
  • Others had to stop fasting on the advice of a doctor who checks their vital signs twice a day.
    Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Two people can have the same vital signs but be in very different places.
    Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The nurse entered but was unable to take Serna’s vital signs.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • When the all procedures are finished, vital signs checked and it’s deemed safe to do so, guests can then go close to the animals.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The study, published in the journal Bioscience this week, found the planet set new and troubling records on 16 of the 31 vital signs tracked by its authors in the past two years.
    Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2021
  • Wenzel checks on Rene, who steps up into the van, where the medical team draws blood and checks his blood pressure and vital signs.
    Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2022
  • When a patient comes into the clinic for their appointment, a nurse will start an IV and take their vital signs.
    Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al, 17 Nov. 2022
  • My stepmom sat by his side, along with my sister, Genevieve, and brother, Rob, as a Grace Hospice nurse stopped by to take vital signs.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2021
  • Blood oxygen is frequently called the fifth vital sign.
    Mark Gurman, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
  • About 20 minutes later, paramedics arrived on the scene saying Blair had no vital signs.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The research team took length and weight measurements, blood samples and checked other vital signs.
    Ed Killer, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Both men were later found with no vital signs, Reuters reported.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • In those sessions, every team member on every case goes over the child's vital signs and every plan of action.
    Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2022
  • David Mann remembered a moment when her vital signs waned.
    Matthias Gaffney, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2021
  • Gary Fire Department arrived on scene and checked his vital signs, the release stated.
    Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Share Tweet Pin Email Regular periods are one of your body's vital signs.
    Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Eldridge’s questions led Moseng to agree that while Floyd's blood pressure had been high, other vital signs were normal.
    Eric Ferkenhoff, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2021
  • They also may not be suited for those who rely on stethoscopes for more than taking vital signs.
    Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The woman, who officials said was 58, had no vital signs after the attack, Skippings said.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022
  • As part of the life insurance process, applicants may be required to get copies of their medical records or have their vital signs checked.
    Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2021
  • The medics never checked the 23-year-old Black man's vital signs, talked to him or touched him before making the diagnosis, a Colorado grand jury found.
    Julia Vargas Jones, CNN, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The Coast Guard members started chest compressions and checked the woman’s vital signs, according to the news release.
    Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2021

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