Vein Viewers Ease The Pain of Elderly with COVID-19

The rapid spread of the New Coronavirus COVID-19 has sparked alarm worldwide since it is on the cusp of becoming a global pandemic. Experts say that, if it does, Elderly could be most at risk for serious illness and death. This category of patients need a special and intensive care by the medical staff to ensure their recovery. Vein Viewers will make the task much easier for medical professionals and their patients with special needs.

The new Coronavirus COVID-19 kills and sickens older folks at a greater rate than young people. According to Worldometers.info. The risk of dying if infected with COVID-19 for people who are +80 years old is 21.9%. While is it roughly 0.2% for people who are 30-39 years old.

Through the natural process of aging, The immune system becomes slower to respond. Our bodies may also heal more slowly. Since there are fewer immune cells in the body to bring about healing. This makes us more vulnerable against such fatal virus.

 Moreover, an elderly person’s skin becomes thin and blood vessels become weaker. This makes it difficult to draw blood for diagnosis and make proper injections for the treatment. When an elderly person is subjected to numerous failed attempts at collecting blood or receives numerous injections in the same area, veins are at risk of collapsing. Unsuccessful blood draws also lead to hematomas. This can be painful and worsen the The new Coronavirus COVID-19 patient’s situation physically and psychologically.

After multiple wrong injections a patient may get even more panicked about his situation. Not only does he harbor a deadly disease, but also the medical staff is struggling with finding a proper vein for injection or blood draw. This raises the question: “What would facilitate this procedure which is merely a part of the treatment and should not make a patient’s situation even worse?” 

In fact, there is a solution. Due to a technological advancement, a handy tool with a near-infrared light can work as a torch in a pitch of darkness for phlebotomists and nurse. The Portable Vein Viewers SIFVEINSET-1.0  and SIFVEIN-1.1 use a new type of optical structure design. It can realize the original position projection and improve the vein recognition rate. A real time high definition display of veins guarantees a 100% first-attempt success rate. This makes it must have for most of medical institutions. 

Especially, those where patients with critical situations and who also need extra care reside. The Vein viewer SIFVEINSET-1.0 is a time and effort saver which makes receiving or giving a medical treatment an easy process.



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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 generalization 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.  

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