vein viewer

do you mean a transilluminator that shines a light and "illuminates" the veins? We use them, especially our PICC nurses. They are a huge help. If they are somthing different, do you know the name of the company that makes it and we can google it?

We use the transilluminator attachment on the bili blankets all the time for IV lines/PICCs or to transilluminate a chest. I will say it kind of ruins you after you get used to using it. One of our product reps gave us a hand held mini-transilluminator a few weeks ago and we love it. It's especially nice for resting a little foot on. If a proctor say it's ok I'll post a link to it.

No we have the hand held transilluminator this is the a big machine. I will have to wait until I go back to work and get more info. on it.

I never got the hang of the translumenator but there are sm. handheld models that cost about $400. We have one and a lot of the nurses love it.

Our transport team has a small one with an LED light. It was really neat and seemed easier to handle than our heavy tubing on our transilluminator...maybe one day we will get one!!

We have the large rolling transilluminator, which many nurses prefer. Our Ohmeda bili blankets are also transilluminators, which we never use.

But my favorite is a lovely little handheld one with three red led's on it called the WeeSight. It's less than $100 and we LOVE them.

I saw that somewhere. I'd give it a try, but I am not a big fan of transluminators either. Just seem to hinder me more than help.

I like them a lot...got a hard stick kid the other day while waiting for a picc and there was a great PIV vein that I would not have seen w/o it. Once you get a handle on the kid and the tubing, it is a godsend! Wiggle worm term babies with some stregnth are another story though!!

I saw that somewhere. I'd give it a try, but I am not a big fan of transluminators either. Just seem to hinder me more than help.

I don't really care for transilluminators, either. But these WeeSights are really quite nice. Handheld and tiny, you can lay the baby's hand or foot right on them, they lay flat in the bed or on a surface. I can't stand wrestling with the cord, either.

http://www.marketlabinc.com/products/details/719

I don't really care for transilluminators, either. But these WeeSights are really quite nice. Handheld and tiny, you can lay the baby's hand or foot right on them, they lay flat in the bed or on a surface. I can't stand wrestling with the cord, either.

http://www.marketlabinc.com/products/details/719

Thanks for providing the website. I may have to pass this on to my NM or even the transport team. It looks very manageable, and doent look like it will blind you like the rolling transilluminator will!!!

No we have the hand held transilluminator this is the a big machine. I will have to wait until I go back to work and get more info. on it.

Is this what you mean http://www.luminetx.com

We have both the larger transilluminator on wheels, and a couple of the portable ones in our NICU. We are a 70+ bed unit, so they are put into use frequently. Our MDs, and NNPs use them to transilluminate arteries for arterial lines, veins for PICCs, and also chest walls to see if an infant has a pneumothorax--the whole chest will light up on the side of the pneumo.

I use the large ones on our hard-to-stick babies; always with a 2nd RN for assistance to hold the light, and help hold the baby, while I stick. I have also used the smaller, portable transilluminators, but the larger one seems to work better as far as visualization of veins.

It helps to have all your supplies ready and at arm's reach before you stick. Also, anything you I can do to help the baby tolerate the procedure, I do---SweetEase, swaddling, a pacifier, someone to help hold the baby in position---anything to avoid multiple sticks on an infant.