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We have just approved the purchase of 4 pieces of critical equipment for the Children's Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital.
Funded by The Harrison Foundation
Situated in the new High Dependency Unit (HDU) on Ward 23, it allows the team to detect early changes in oxygen supply to the brain.
It is used continuously in children who the team are worried about and it allows an escalation in their treatment, eg moving from HDU to Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) if the levels show signs of falling.
In a resuscitation situation it enables the team to see how effective they are in maintaining oxygen supply to brain and to react accordingly. It is of enormous help in managing sick children and equally as importantly allows a better response to decreased oxygen supply to the brain, and therefore minimise the chances of brain damage.
Situated in the Out Patients Department (OPD).
The nurses on OPD have been trained to do the ECG's and this will mean children will no longer have to go and wait in the ECG department.
It will therefore be quicker, reduce waiting time and allow the team to carry out ECG's more frequently.
Also situated in OPD, it's function is to allow better management of warfarin (blood thinning) treatment.
Situated in HDU, this piece of equipment allows rapid assessment of the overall state of the children.
Without it, all the samples would have to be taken to PICU, with associated delay and therefore increased risk for the child.
