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Vein Finder Makes Drawing Blood Easier

by Carrie L. technology
How we draw blood these days?
Learning how to draw blood is essential to becoming a phlebotomist. , the practice of drawing blood from a vein, is a proficiency that all nurses should learn in their career.
Obtaining blood samples is a critical skill. Phlebotomy is essential for a variety of medical diagnoses, procedures. Without proper skill, unhelpful or even harmful medical treatment could happen.
Today, most of our nurses and doctors use their own practical experience. And using their hand (by touching and feel the veins) to locate the veins and draw blood. It will cause presues to both patients and the medical staff. But with the development of vein visualization technology, it can be changed, Vein Finder Makes Drawing Blood Easier.

Locate the vein.
The most important step in drawing blood is to locate the appropriate veins to puncture. For adult patients, the most common and first choice is the median cubital vein in the antecubital fossa. Commonly referred to as the antecubital or the AC it can be found in the crevice of the elbow between the median cephalic and the median basilic vein.
This is an extremely large vessel and if stuck properly can yield excellent blood results. Some health care settings may insert blood drawing peripheral intravenous catheters into this vessel for frequent blood draws.

How we draw blood with the help of the vein finder?
What vein finder can do is to map the vein on the surface of the patients’ skin.
For median cubital vein, vein finder can always clearly show them. Vein finder can help especially for those who do not have much experience. Venipuncture is a skill that takes time and practice to master.
So with the help of vein finder, nurses and doctors can easily and quickly locate the vein. The patients will feel less discomfort and the medical staff will also feel more confident.

Key features
Easy to use – Anyone can master the vein finder cause it’s very simple to use.
Handy –  vein finder is handy and light weight, it can fit right into your hand.
Hand-held or hands-free use – When you need vein finder for a quick view, you can use it hand-held, but if you need it for procedure, it also come with support/stand which can free your both hands.
Non-contact – Because the device has been designed to be non-contact, the device may not need to be sterilized between uses.

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