Trafford General Hospital - ECG Machines x2

Trafford General Hospital in Manchester is planning major changes to the services it offers local children, with a new, state of the art 24-hour Paediatric Observation and Assessment Unit due to open in 2009. This will offer children in Trafford the chance to be treated in a dedicated unit by experienced, trained paediatric staff.

 

Located next to the adult A&E department, but operating as a separate facility, it will be equipped with child-specific items and will offer more than a traditional Casualty Department, with children being observed and treated for up to six hours before being discharged under the care of the Community Nursing team.   

 

The ECG machine is used to provide an image of the electrical activity of the heart. It indicates that electricity is passing through the heart muscle and shows the heart rate. It is commonly used in adults to diagnose heart attacks, but with younger patients it is more likely to be used for children with underlying heart problems. In an emergency the information from an ECG could provide a lifesaving diagnosis.