Performing COVID-19 swabbing techniques safely

Performing COVID-19 swabbing techniques safely

We’ve worked in partnership with key stakeholders to produce some video content to demonstrate appropriate swabbing techniques to support staff who may need to collect samples or carry out swab testing.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic swab testing in infants

This short video clip will support colleagues who need to obtain an upper respiratory tract diagnostic sample from infants.  The resource describes the techniques involved in obtaining an upper respiratory tract COVID-19 diagnostic sample safely from children under 5 years of age. Visit Turas Learn to access the resource

Obtaining a Coronavirus (COVID-19) swab test in Care Homes

This short video resource and poster provide you with the information and key steps to follow to obtain a swab test from people in care homes. Its focus is on how to safely and correctly perform a swab test in the throat and nose and includes the safe packaging of the specimen on completion of the test. Visit Turas Learn to access this resource.

Note: You will need a Turas account to view and access the resources.  If you don’t have an account, you can register here

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