<![CDATA[Vein finders are improving health care by making it easier for doctors and nurses to detect veins.]]>Vein finders are improving health care by making it easier for doctors and nurses to detect veins.

By shining near-infrared light, these devices reveal veins in real-time, reducing failed punctures and improving patient comfort.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/021fad28-fae2-4b9e-8152-2366b1749a52/vein-finders-are-improving-health-care-by-making-it-easier-for-doctors-and-nurses-to-detect-veins.RSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 09:47:56 GMTSun, 17 May 2026 15:48:03 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Vein finders are improving health care by making it easier for doctors and nurses to detect veins. on Sun, 17 May 2026 16:24:16 GMT]]>@dragonfrog Fascinating, though I don't understand how that worked 🧐

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/dbattistella/statuses/116590841451541881https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/dbattistella/statuses/116590841451541881Sun, 17 May 2026 16:24:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Vein finders are improving health care by making it easier for doctors and nurses to detect veins. on Sun, 17 May 2026 15:59:09 GMT]]>@dbattistella many years ago I was in the downtown public library in Cologne, where the lighting did the opposite - it used near UV to hide veins, so people wouldn't use the library bathroom to inject drugs.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/dragonfrog/statuses/116590742692126107https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/dragonfrog/statuses/116590742692126107Sun, 17 May 2026 15:59:09 GMT