Difficult intravenous (IV) starts are becoming a thing of the past for patients at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, thanks to a new vein finder that helps staff locate a patient’s veins quickly and non-invasively.
A vein finder is a hand-held medical device that uses infrared light to locate a patient’s veins beneath the skin. Healthcare providers often use it to help them locate veins for IVs, injections, blood draws, and other treatments. Vein finders make the process faster and more efficient for the patient and the health care provider, thus delivering higher quality care.
The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF) is raising over $690,000.00 for medical equipment by March 31, 2024. Of that, $9,889.00 was designated for a vein finder for the Emergency Department at PECMH.
Tom McCaw, first vice president of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 78 in Picton and Diane Denyes-Wenn, president of the Branch 78 Ladies Auxiliary, presented members of the hospital foundation with a gift of $9,889.00 on February 9. The funds were awarded through a grant from the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command Branches and Ladies Auxiliaries Charitable Foundation.
The Legion’s grant funds the purchase of this equipment.
Vein finders are often used on patients with edema (swelling), rolling veins, the elderly, children and other individuals with veins that are hard to see.
