# Vein Finder Use in Geriatric Care centers

- Link: https://sifsof.com/clinical-apps/vein-finder-use-in-geriatric-care-centers/
- Published: 2021-09-02T08:55:43+00:00
- Author: Monica

**Geriatric care centers** offer health care professionals including nurses, neuropsychologists,
physical therapists, social workers who have specific expertise in caring for older
patients to provide them with specialized care, maintain and improve their health
condition.

Geriatricians  are specialists that can cope with and provide treatments of many
different diseases and conditions impacting the older adult, including:

·         Alzheimer’s disease and dementia

·         Arthritis

·         Depression

·         Diabetes

·         Falls and Mobility

·         Heart Disease

·         Stroke

·         High Blood Pressure

·         High Cholesterol

·         Memory Loss

·         [Osteoporosis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoporosis)

Blood testing is very helpful when it comes to measuring and evaluating many common
complaints that affect aging adults Like blood sugar, blood pressure, and Cholesterol.
Therefore, geriatricians tend to routinely order or recommend blood tests.

This procedure requires a proper vein selection. The use of a **vein finder **would
help the nurse to easily locate the vein, preventing possible failed injections 
that can cause discomfort and pain to the patient.

In fact, blood drawing can become very challenging due to the skin condition of 
the elderly. Indeed, their skin turns more thin, dry, and fragile. Not only that
but The blood vessels also become more delicate, so a failure in venipuncture can
cause these fragile blood vessels to break easily. Thus, creating bruising, swelling,
or even bleeding under the skin.

The[ SIFVEIN-5.2](https://sifsof.com/product/medical-vein-finder-sifvein-5-2/) is
designed specifically for these cases where it’s difficult to find the vein or it
needs more concentration and cautiousness. No matter how old the patient is or his
skin color or obesity level, the[ SIFVEIN-5.2](https://sifsof.com/product/medical-vein-finder-sifvein-5-2/)
makes it possible to observe veins clearly in a depth of 10 mm under the skin.

Moreover, it comes with a depth recognition mode which improves the judgment of 
the vein’s depth and 3 colors (Red, green, and white ) that can be switched at will
depending on the light of the room and the patient’s skin tone so that the vein 
becomes more visible, easier to access and the clinical accuracy gets higher. Thus,
banning any possible fail diagnosis and preventing discomfort, stress, and pain 
to the senior patients.

Accordingly, the **Vein finder** can be useful in geriatric care centers in different
cases like blood specimen collection for testing, revealing the entry point for 
medications, and for assisting in blood transfusions.

The Skin condition for elderly patients can make the task of venipuncture difficult
for nurses or geriatricians which often results in multiple attempts in needle insertion.
In this case, The use of a **vein finder** is greatly needed and highly valuable
to prevent all the mishaps and pave the way for easier and quicker performed tasks
by these professionals.

Ref: [Elderly Care (Geriatrics)](https://www.uofmhealth.org/conditions-treatments/adult-primary-care/elderly-care-geriatrics)

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 * FDA Portable Vein Detector SIFVEIN-5.2

Disclaimer: Although the information we provide is used by different doctors and
medical staff to perform their procedures and clinical applications, the information
contained in this article is for consideration only. SIFSOF is not responsible neither
for the misuse of the device nor for the wrong or random generalizability of the
device in all clinical applications or procedures mentioned in our articles. Users
must have the proper training and skills to perform the procedure with each vein
finder device.

The products mentioned in this article are only for sale to medical staff (doctors,
nurses, certified practitioners, etc.) or to private users assisted by or under 
the supervision of a medical professional.