How to do a Rapid Antigen Test. Oral Swab and Nasal Swab. Frequently Asked Questions about RATs.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- This video is about Rapid Antigen Tests, also known as RATs. This video includes:
0:00 Title and contents of this video
00:15 Introduction
00:56 Preparing for your test
01:46 How to do a nasal swab RAT
03:53 How to do an oral swab RAT
05:03 How to read your results
06:29 Frequently Asked Questions
How do I perform a Rapid Antigen Test? What is a RAT? How do I do a nasal swab rapid antigen test? How do I do an oral swab antigen test? How do I read the results? How do I interpret the results? What should I know about Rapid Antigen Tests? All these questions are answered in the video.
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A good tip when performing the RAT on children is to place the swab into the nose: “low, and slow”. As mentioned in the video - place the swab with the tip facing more ‘backwards’ than ‘upwards’ into the nose, and advance and rotate it slowly and gently to make it less startling and uncomfortable for your child.
Helpful and wonderfully explained.
My sister did a nasal and throat covid test and the T line was even fainter than the one at 6:00. Also she ate and drank within the 30 mins before her test. With how faint the line is and the fact she drank water I don't know what to think of the test results.
General advice here: To be honest, even a very faint T line is highly likely to be positive. If in doubt, repeat the test if you can or get a PCR instead if at all possible. Cheers, Paul.