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he next time you're preparing to start an IV and fail to see a
beautiful puffy vein sitting below the skin's surface just
waiting to be stuck, take a deep breath, relax and reach for
a vein-imaging device. The technology can help you identify
suitable IV start sites without sticking and praying. "It's
made a huge difference for our staff, especially those members who didn't
have the same skill set as others," says Jennifer Blanton, RN, director of
What Difficult Veins?
Imaging technology all but guarantees
first-stick success when starting IVs.
Daniel Cook
Executive Editor
z X-RAY VISION Vein-imaging technolo-
gy shows you where to focus your efforts.
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