What swab should you use?
Route of Collection
Name the role
100

What swab should you use for rapid flu & COVID?

FLOQ Swab

100

Flu & COVID

 Both anterior nares. Nasal Collection

100

Assigns clear roles and responsibilities to each team member. 

Lead Responder or Team Leader

200

What swab and specimen container is used for RSV and PCR FLU & COVID?

FLOQ swab and BD container

200

Sureswab

vaginal the provider collects or can instruct patient to self-swab

200

Repeats orders and interventions until they are completed. 

The Scibe

300

What swab do you use for STI's? 

Abbot Alinity multi-collect specimen collection kit

300

HPV

vaginal self swab

300

Provides patient condition, demographics and prepares necessary paperwork for EMS. 

911 caller

400

What swab do you use for a patient that has no insurance with vaginitis symptoms? 

Wet mount

400

RSV

Nasopharyngeal 

400

Retrieves medications and supplies and presents for verification. 

Medication Preparer

500

What swabs do you use for a patient with insurance that has STI's and vaginitis? 

Abbot Alinity multi collect specimen collection kit and orange aptima swab

500

Allinity Abbott multitest

Throat, rectal, or vaginal or urethral. 

Provider or patient can self-swab if provider gives patient specific instructions.

500

Give me 3 supplemental roles in a code blue. 

Chaperone, Wheelchair, Oxygen, PPE, ECG, Crowd controller and AED.