Finding a vein can be a cumbersome task, even for the most trained of blood collection professionals. However, due to advances in technology, it has become easier to find veins to draw blood. Gone are the days of manually searching for the perfect spot to paint.
With the Handheld Vein Finder: in hand, you can find a suitable vein to draw blood without vein detection. Vdetector devices are typically handheld and use infrared LED lights to provide a visual mapping of the veins.
Many people still fear needles. This common fear is often irritated by the nurse’s experience of losing the vein and causing an incorrect IV injection. New technology can end the struggle to find veins once and for all.
The vein finding devices consists of an infrared LED light placed on the skin. The hemoglobin in the blood absorbs light, and the veins appear in contrast to other tissues. This provides the blood collector with a visual representation of the vein and a better understanding of where to stick.
People who are elderly, obese, dark-skinned, hypovolemic, have a history of intravenous drug use, or suffer from chronic diseases are classified as “hard sticks.”
For these patients, even the anterior cubital vein is difficult to find. In addition, for critically ill hospitalized patients, if the anterior elbow area or the centerline is not accessible, blood draws may be problematic.
Vein Finder minimizes puncture attempts, reduces the desire for needles, and works perfectly in difficult situations.
