Appropriate PPE and infection control/prevention procedures to prevent blood borne pathogen and aerosol exposure will be employed. Patient screening may include nasopharyngeal swab specimens (most common) or tracheal aspirates from intubated patients.
RESOURCES:
Nasopharyngeal swab technique training video (7:19)
Management of COVID-19 in Austere Operational Environments v3.0, 23 Apr 2021, p9-10