Home Covid Test: Tongue depressor

Covid Test: Tongue depressor

Object

Medical equipment

Production date

2020-2021

Object number

2022.168

Physical Description

Wooden long oval stick inside paper packet.

Object history

This tongue depressor is a part of a COVID-19 Rapid Lateral Flow test. It would be used to hold the tongue down whilst a sample is collected from the throat of the person having the COVID-19 test.

Associated Event

Covid-19 Pandemic

Associated Organisation

Hackney Council Civil Protection Service Emergency Planning and Response Team (Used by)

Associated Place

Hackney (Place)

Material

Paper

Dimension

Length: 191mm
Width: 35mm

On display?

No