article_snippet: If you've ever given blood, you'll know that even the most skilled nurses and doctors can struggle to locate the vein first time.
article_snippet: So hospitals in the US are trialling a device that can locate veins inside a person’s arm using harmless near-infrared light.
article_snippet: Called Christie VeinViewer, the device detects veins and then projects the image of even the most skilled nurses and doctors can struggle to locate the vein first time in real-time on top of the arm to help the medical worker know where to put the needle.
article_snippet: Called VeinViewer (shown)
article_snippet: Device enables doctors and nurses to find a vein immediately .
article_snippet: a system to observe veins shows a picture of your veins directly on your skin
article_snippet: , ‘hopefully saving you from the unnecessary pain of multiple needle stings,’ said A Memphis-based company.
article_snippet: ‘Only VeinViewer can provide pre, during and post-access benefits throughout the entire vascular access procedure,’ said Christie’s president, George Pinho.
article_snippet: It is also the only device of It kind that has been shown through clinical studies to increase both first-stick success and patient satisfaction by up to 100 per cent while reducing medically unnecessary [catheter] lines by over 30 percent.
highlights_snippet: Device enables doctors and nurses to find a vein immediately .
  