HomeMy Public PortalAboutCOVID-19-anterior-self-swab-testing-center Follow the instructions included with your sample kit.Use only materials provided in your kit to collect and store your sample,unless the kit says to do otherwise.
Use only an approved sample collection kit given to you by your healthcare provider or personnel at the testing center.
Initial set-up
1. Open the sampling kit. 2. Apply hand sanitizer
with at least 60%
alcohol.Cover all
surfaces of your hands Nand
and rub them together
until they feel dry.
Sample collection
3. Remove the swab 4. Insert the entire 5. Slowly rotate the - -•�
from the container, absorbent tip of swab in a circular
being careful not to the swab into your path against the
touch the soft end, nostril,but do not inside of your nostril
which is the insert the swab at least 4 times for a
absorbent tip. more than 3/4 of an total of 15 seconds.
inch (1.5 cm)into Be sure to collect any
your nose. nasal drainage that
may be present on
the swab.
6. Gently remove 7. Using the same
the swab. swab,repeat steps
4-6 in your other
s
nostril.
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Preparation of sample for return
8. Place the swab in the 9. Re-apply hand IMrM% 10. Place the tube
sterile tube and snap sanitizer. containing the
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off the end of the swabswab in the
at the break line.Place FW biohazard bag
the cap on the tube. * provided and seal
a the bag.
Returning the sample and clean-up
11. Give the bag 12. Throwaway 4MOO 13. Re-apply hand
with the swab the remaining sanitizer. '
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