Original title: Three steps to nucleic acid testing
Source: Hainan Daily
At present, Haikou City is carrying out nucleic acid testing in an orderly manner. When doing nucleic acid testing, what matters should citizens pay attention to so that the test can be completed quickly and safely?
Before sampling
1 Try to avoid eating 2 hours before sampling, smoking, drinking, chewing gum, etc., so as to avoid frequent swallowing that affects the accumulation of viruses in the throat and affects the test results
2 Wear the mask correctly, and only take off the mask when sampling the oropharyngeal swab (please wear it immediately after sampling). A spare mask can be prepared for easy replacement after contamination
3 Please bring paper towels with you. Discomfort may occur during sampling, such as tears, sneezing, etc.
4Due to the tight protection of medical staff, they may not be able to hear the speech clearly. Please bring your ID card with you and open the health code in advance to save time and improve sampling efficiency
5The weather is hot, and the queue time is relatively long. Please follow the instructions, consciously keep an interval of more than 1 meter, do not talk, and take care of heatstroke prevention
Sampling
1 Before taking a nasopharyngeal swab, please inform the sampler in advance whether there is a history of nasal cavity surgery, nasal septum curvature, blood disease, throat disease, or taking anticoagulants and other related risk factors; nasal itching and irritation may occur during the sampling process Sneezing, please immediately cover it with a tissue (prepared in advance) or your elbow
2 When collecting oropharyngeal swabs, please tilt your head back and open your mouth to make an “ah” sound; symptoms such as dry cough, nausea, and vomiting may occur during the sampling process. Please relax and breathe deeply.
3 During the on-site sampling process, please pay attention to hand hygiene, do not touch the sampling table, medical personnel protective clothing, etc. with your hands to avoid contamination
After sampling
1 After sampling, please wash your hands immediately or wipe your hands with free hand-washing alcohol. If you need to change a spare mask, please put the discarded mask in the designated medical trash bin
2 Please leave the sampling site immediately after sampling, do not spit, vomit, or stay around the sampling site
3 Due to the large amount of nucleic acid testing at present, the time for the issuance of the test report may be delayed. Please pay attention to the information of the test result in time; once the test result is positive, please actively cooperate with the medical institution to do follow-up investigation, transfer and disposal.
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