# Vein Viewers Ease The Pain of Elderly with COVID-19

- Link: https://sifsof.com/clinical-apps/vein-finders-ease-the-new-coronavirus-covid-19-elderly-patients-pain/
- Published: 2020-03-05T13:25:12+00:00
- Author: Developer

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](https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/).
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](https://sifsof.com/product/vein-finder-trolley-type-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.

 * ![Vein Viewer Trolley Type SIFVEINSET-1.0](https://sifsof.com/wp-content/uploads/
   2019/11/Vein-Viewer-Trolley-Type-SIFVEINSET-1.0-300x300.jpg)
 * Vein Viewer Trolley Type SIFVEINSET-1.0
 * ![Vein Finder Stand Type SIFVEINSET-1.1 main pic](https://sifsof.com/wp-content/
   uploads/2019/11/Vein-Finder-Table-stand-SIFSTAND-2.0-Fixed-Desk-Support-for-SIFVEIN-
   5.2-1-1-e1580808939790-300x300.jpg)
 * Vein Finder Stand Type SIFVEINSET-1.1
 * ![Handheld Infrared Vein Finder SIFVEIN-4.2 Portable Vein Viewer](https://sifsof.
   com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SIFVEIN-4.2-Vein-Finder-device-300x300.jpg)
 * Handheld Infrared Vein Finder SIFVEIN-4.2 Portable Vein Viewer

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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._

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