ECG Get Well Soon Hospital

# Ahhh...

# Be happy, be healthy, and get well soon

# Be happy, be healthy, and get well soon

# The doctor will tell you what is good for you

# Be happy, be healthy, and get well soon

# Be happy, be healthy, and get well soon

# Be happy, be healthy, and get well soon

# And if you're feeling poorly just remember this tune

# Be happy, be healthy, and get well soon

# Because the doctor and nurse, well, they know what to do

They do!

# They'll always take good care of you

# So be happy, be healthy, and get well soon

# Be happy, be healthy, and get well soon

# The doctor will tell you what is good for you

-# Be happy, be healthy,

-And...

# ..get well soon! #

Hello! I'm Dr Ranj.

Welcome to our very special hospital just for children.

Come on, I'll show you around.

Lots of clever people, like doctors and nurses, work here.

And they're specially trained to care for children - just like you.

You may come here because you're not feeling well.

Or you need to have a test.

Or an operation.

-Hello!

-Hello, Dr Ranj.

But don't worry, whatever you're here for, there'll be someone

like me to check that you're healthy or to help you get well soon.

This is my floor! I'd better get to work.

Hello. I'm in the cardiology department.

This is where we see people who have problems with their heart.

I have a patient coming to see me today. I wonder who it'll be.

Who's come to visit me?

Who will it be? Can you guess which friend it is?

Let's see.

I know who that is.

It's Deep!

# When I go to the doctor, I tremble and I sigh

# I'm a little quiet, I'm a bit shy

# But Dr Ranj is gentle

# He always finds a way

# To make me feel that everything is going to be OK

# So I can climb to the castle and clamber down again

# Or snuggle with a storybook or sit and watch the rain

# Cos Dr Ranj is gentle

# He always finds a way

# To make me feel that everything is going to be OK. #

-Hello, Deep. Come and sit down.

-Oh, hello, Dr Ranj.

Do you know why you've come to see me today, Deep?

Well, it's because I've got funny feelings inside here, Dr Ranj.

That's right. And today we're going to try

and find out what those funny feelings are.

Oh. Sometimes I can feel something inside me that goes,

"Boom, boom, boom".

-That's normal. That thing you're feeling is your heart.

-My heart?

That's right. When you feel your heart going, "Boom, boom"...

-Mm-hm.

-..that's it pumping, and we call that your heartbeat. Look.

Hm?

LOL! Ha-ha-ha!

-Is that what my heart looks like?

-Yes, Deep.

-Hmm...

Oh, look, it's moving, it's moving!

That's because, to do its job, your heart has to squeeze

to push the blood round.

Is my heart squeezing like that all the time?

Yes, your heart works all day and all night,

and if you run or do exercise, it works even harder.

Sometimes when I run after my dog - Marmalade -

it beats really, really fast.

That's because your heart's pumping the blood quicker to send it

-where your body needs it the most.

-Oh!

But when you're relaxing or asleep, it doesn't need to work so hard,

-and so it beats slower.

-Oh.

So when I have a rest, my heart can have a rest too.

Even when your heartbeat is slower,

it still keeps working in a steady rhythm.

Oh! What's a rhythm?

A rhythm is a movement or sound that does the same thing

over and over each time.

Like this.

HE CLAPS IN RHYTHM

Oh! Oh, that's a cool beat.

Today, we'll check that your heart is keeping a regular rhythm.

-But how, Dr Ranj?

-We're going to do a special test.

-It's called an ECG.

-Ha-ha! Easy cheese?!

No. E-C-G.

Oh! E-C-G!

-That's it!

-Oh, so no cheese.

-No, Deep, no cheese.

ECG is short for electrocardiogram.

Whoa! That's the longest word in the whole world!

-Can't we just say ECG?

-Yes, Deep.

Are you ready to do the ECG test, then?

Well... OK, but what do I have to do?

I just need you to take your T-shirt off and lie down.

I hope I won't get cold, Dr Ranj.

Don't worry, Deep - we keep you nice and warm in hospital.

-Well done, Deep. Not too cold, is it?

-No, Dr Ranj.

-Do I have to go to sleep now?

-HE SNORES

No, Deep, you can stay awake and nothing is going to hurt.

But why do I have to lie down?

Well, just so that you're comfortable

-and I can put these sticky dots and sensors on you.

-Ooh!

What do the sensors do?

The sensors help us to check your heart's rhythm

-and electrical activity.

-Oh, elec-a-cal!

-That's right.

Every time your heart beats, it sends a tiny electrical signal.

Oh... That sounds dangerous. Won't I get a shock?

No, Deep, you won't get a shock. Don't worry.

The electrical activity in your heart is not

the same as the electricity we use at home.

Oh. Well, that's good.

-So now we need to stick six sticky dots on your chest.

-Ha-ha!

That's easy for you to say. Six sticky dots. Brrr!

Three, four...

-Gosh, there are a lot.

-Five...

-Oh...

And one more. Six.

I look like a dot-to-dot drawing.

And some more for the top of your arms.

-Ooh!

-And finally, on your ankles.

-There we go.

-Wow, that's a lot of sticky dots.

We use this many sensors to check your heart from different angles.

-Why?

-Well, the special electricity that's in your heart

-flows in different directions.

-Oh.

-There we go. Last one.

-OK.

So, we're ready to start the test.

Good. Now all you need to do is relax and keep very still.

BEEPING

-Is it OK to breathe, Dr Ranj?

-Of course, Deep!

You always have to breathe.

Just lie as still as you can. It won't take long.

Can you see the electricity in my heart, Dr Ranj?

No, we'll be able to see the results of the test on the machine

and we'll print them out to read when we've finished.

-Oh. Will it take much longer?

-No, Deep, we're nearly all done.

-And that's it.

-Oh! That was easy!

-All we need to do now is remove the sticky dots and the sensors.

-OK.

-Ha-ha-ha. It tickles.

-A few more.

-Nearly all done.

There we go. How was that?

Just a bit sticky! Thank you, Dr Ranj.

And now you can put your top back on while I get your test results.

-Can you see my heart, Dr Ranj?

-No, Deep, these are your test results.

But that's just a load of squiggly lines.

Those squiggly lines show us the rhythm of your heartbeat, Deep.

-Oh!

-And if you look closely,

you'll see the same pattern repeated over and over.

Oh, yeah.

# Now, listen to your heartbeat

# Thump-a-diddy-thump

# Beating through the day and night and working like a pump

# Pumpy-dum-pump!

# Stick that dot then a few dots more

# Right around your body

# I'll tell you what they're for

It's an electrocardiogram, Dr Ranj!

# Your heart, it's got rhythm

# Your heart, it's got beat

# Sends your blood all around from your head down to your feet

My feet!

# Stick that dot, then a few dots more

# Right around your body

# I'll tell you what they're for

It's an electrocardiogram, Dr Ranj.

# Now, listen to your heartbeat

# Thump-a-diddy-thump

# Beating through the day and night

# And working like a pump!

# Stick that dot, then a few dots more

# Right around your body

# I'll tell you what they're for

It's an electrocardiogram, Dr Ranj.

# Stick that dot, then a few dots more

# Right around your body

# I'll tell you what they're for.

# It's an electrocardiogram Oh, yeah! #

-Looks like your heart is working just fine, Deep.

-Oh!

So why did my heart feel funny in the first place?

Sometimes our heartbeat can feel a little bit different,

but what you felt is nothing to worry about.

Oh, good, that's a relief.

So I think you deserve a sticker for coming to see me today.

-Well done, Deep.

-Thank you, Dr Ranj.

-Goodbye.

-Bye, Deep.

It's time for me and everyone here at the children's hospital

to say goodbye now.

Thanks for coming to see us. See you next time.

But until then, be happy, be healthy and get well soon!

If you're not feeling well, it's always best to go

and see your own doctor, and get well soon!