Excessive Fear/ Psychological Threat of Getting Covid-19 Infection in People Can Lead to Accidental Foreign Bodies in Nose During Screening and Sampling

Volume 5 - Issue 3

Palvi Mahajan¹ and Satinder Pal Singh²*

Received: October 08, 2020;   Published: October 16, 2020

DOI: 10.32474/SJO.2020.05.000213

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Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).The cases of Covid 19 are increasing daily since last 8 to 9 months due to which testing has also been increased and the incidence of accidental foreign body (swab stick) in the nose and mouth has also been seen during screening and sampling.

Case Report: This paper shows complication of viral swab testing during sampling of suspected irritable, anxious, and stressed Covid 19 patients as swab stick breaks at the indentation point while taking Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal samples resulting in impaction in the nasal cavity or mouth.

Conclusion: This paper highlights various ideas to reduce the chances of accidental foreign body in the nasal cavity and mouth during sampling of suspected covid 19 patients.

Keywords: Covid-19; psychological threat; nasopharyngeal sampling; foreign bodies

Abbreviations: NP: Nasopharyngeal; OP: Oropharyngeal; FB: Foreign Body; ENT: Ear Nose Throat; PPE- Personal Protective Equipment’s

Abstract| Introduction| Method of Sampling for Covid-19| Case Report 1| Case Report -2| Discussion| Conclusion| Summary| References|