VeinViewer: Sure Hit of a Needle

VeinViewer is a vein finder that uses infrared light to look under the skin and projects an HD image of the veins onto the surface of the skin. There won't be any miss when the doctors and nurses poke you with a needle next time. (Christie Medical Holdings, a Memphis based company, US).

I have a son who has a difficult-to-locate veins who suffered from acquired sepsis in the hospital when he was born. Pre-term and only weighs 1.8kl. He was so small and thin, with visible rib bones, pale skin and can barely breathe.

He was supported by various medical equipments and stayed in NICU for a month then in ICU for 2 months.

I have witnessed his sufferings and one of them is when the doctors tried to locate his vein which is too thin and often pops when poked with a needle. My baby then was so small and he has arms as big as my index and middle finger put together. I can hardly look at him when he cries in pain every time he was poked by a needle for several times until they finally locate a good vein. My heart was crushed into pieces when I saw tiny holes on his swollen hands due to several attempt. He actually have the marks on his hands until now.

This VeinViewer is a highly portable device that can locate veins even the 0.4 inches or 10mm deep. It has a harmless near-infrared light that detects hemoglobin in the blood and then instantly illuminates the intricate network of veins.

www.christiemed.com

I just wish that this device is already available in the country to keep the babies (and adults, too) away from the pain of missed jabs of needles.

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