Unexpected Hazards of Coronavirus Testing
May. 18th, 2020 12:01 pmWeekly ONS survey swab test this morning (not my ideal way to start the week)
I do the swab, snap the handle on the q-tip and put it in the sample vial.
The remaining half a handle is too long and I can't close the cap on the vial.
Try to snap the remaining stub, but I can't get the leverage and it just bends.
Go and fetch a pair of scissors to cut it off with.
Scissors work, but cut-off shard of plastic flies up and hits me in the cheek, just below the glasses.
Imagine the A&E report if it had hit me in the eye! Imagine the paperwork and the health and safety assessments for the survey!