Pediatrics

Rapid & Reliable ECG for Pediatrics

PCA 500 and QHeart™ Sensor provide pediatric healthcare providers with a comfortable, accurate, and lower infection solution for performing 12-lead ECGs on young patients, ensuring high-quality readings while minimizing distress and improving efficiency, while also helping to lower the risk of infection.

Advantages

  • Age-Specific Sizing for Precise Lead Placement

    The QHeart™ Sensor is available in three sizes for infants, toddlers, and school-age children, ensuring proper fit and accurate ECG readings with minimal handling.

  • Optimized for Pediatric Comfort and Accuracy

    PCA 500’s compact, wireless design reduces anxiety and movement in young patients, especially infants, allowing for easier ECG testing and more reliable results.

  • Single-Use Design for Lower Risk of Infection

    The QHeart™ Sensor’s single-use, wireless design helps lower infection risks, making it a safer option for pediatric patients in clinical and home settings.

Pediatrics

  • Performing a 12-lead ECG on pediatric patients presents unique challenges, as young children are often anxious or fearful around medical equipment, making it difficult to capture high-quality readings. QT Medical’s PCA 500 is a 12-lead ECG system specifically designed and optimized for pediatric use, addressing these challenges with features that reduce distress while ensuring reliable results. The compact, child-friendly design of the PCA 500 recorder makes it less intimidating for young patients, while the wireless setup further minimizes stress by eliminating the need for cumbersome cables. This combination helps create a more comfortable experience for the child, which in turn improves signal quality by reducing movement and anxiety.

  • A critical aspect of the PCA 500’s pediatric suitability is the QHeart™ Sensor, which comes in three distinct sizes tailored to fit infants, toddlers, and school-age children. This range of sizes allows for quick and accurate lead placement specific to each age group, ensuring comfort and precision without excessive handling. The minimal manipulations needed for placement mean children experience reduced discomfort, helping to make the procedure more tolerable and efficient. For pediatric healthcare providers, the quick setup enables them to obtain reliable results in a shorter time, which is especially beneficial in settings where young patients may be distressed.

Smart ECG for Kids

  • The QHeart™ Sensor’s single-use, wireless design is also essential for infection control—a key consideration for vulnerable pediatric populations. By eliminating the need to disinfect and reuse leads, the sensor significantly reduces the risk of cross-contamination, providing added safety for young patients in both clinical and non-clinical settings.

    Additionally, QT Medical’s cloud-based ECG management system enhances the PCA 500’s functionality by allowing pediatricians to access, review, and interpret results instantly, regardless of location. This feature supports seamless care coordination and timely decision-making, especially crucial for pediatric patients who may require fast intervention based on their cardiac data.

  • For families who need to monitor their child’s heart health at home, the PCA 500 provides an easy-to-use solution that allows parents to conduct 12-lead ECGs for their children in a familiar, comfortable environment. This capability makes it convenient for parents to capture high-quality ECG readings outside of a hospital or clinic, providing peace of mind and enabling proactive management of their child’s heart health.

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