Dr. Rob Danoff Discusses Procedures At Bucks County Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Site

Jim Donovan reports.

PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HEWILL SIGN THE LEGISLATION ASSOON AS IT REACHES HIS DESK.TIME RIGHT NOW 6:35.OUR PRACTICE OF SOCIALDISTANCING HAS KEPT JIM ATHOME THIS MORNING.YOU KNOW JIM, STILL WORKINGSTILL GETTING ANSWERS FROM THEEXPERTS AS OFFICIALS TRY TOCONTAIN COVID-19 OUTBREAK.THERE HE IS, JIM, YOU PUT ON ATIE FOR US GOOD MORNING.I HAVE PAJAMAS BOTTOMS BUTWEARING A TIE JANELLE KEEPINGIT CLASSY.ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.WHAT DO YOU GOT FOR US.I MISS YOU MY FRIEND.WE HAVE DOCTOR ROB DANOFFHAS A SITE UP IN JEFFERSONWHERE THEY ARE TESTING FORCOVID-19.DOCTOR ROB JOINS US.THANKS FOR JOINING US AGAIN.GOOD MORNING.SO DOCTOR ROB LET ME ASKYOU A QUESTION PEOPLE AREASKING WHAT GOES ON IN THESETESTING FACILITIES.IF I'M A PATIENT, I HAVE MADEAN APPOINTMENT, I HAVE ASCHEDULED TIME I PULL UP WHATHAPPENS.A LOT OF US YOU PULL UPTHERE AND YOU HAVE A PERSON ONTHE PHONE TALKING YOU THROUGHTHE PROCESS THIS WAY IT IS NOTFACE-TO-FACE.WE PUT AN INFORMATION PACKETBETWEEN YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERAND WILD SHIELD.HERE'S INFORMATION, SIGNS,SYMPTOMS TO LOOK FOR AND WEGET THEM OUT OF THE CAR, THISHE GET THAT AND THEY GETINSIDE.THEY PUT ON A SURGICAL MASK.THEY DRIVE UP IN THE TENT ANDWE TALK TO THEM.TELL THEM WHAT WE WILL DO THEYROLL DOWN THEIR WINDOW.WE, ONCE DOING TESTING WILLCOME OVER THERE AND WE TAKETHEIR TEMPERATURE, THEIR HEARTRATE, OXYGEN LEVELS IN THEIRBLOOD AND EVERYTHING IS FINETHERE WEAK GO AND TAKE ASAMPLE AND IT IS USUALLY INTHE NOSE WE WILL DO IT, ANDLEAVE TONIGHT THERE FOR FIVESECONDS.THESE Q TIPS OR SWABS THEYARE LONG THEY ARE IN THECOMFORTABLE BUT YOU PUT IT UPSOMEONE'S NOSE THEY WILLCOUGH, SNEEZE THAT IS WHY THISPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS SOIMPORTANT TO YOU.IT IS USUALLY IMPORTANT.WE HAVE THEM WEAR MASK THEYWILL ROLL IT BELOW THEIR NOSEBUT HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL NOTCOUGH AND SNEEZE.WE ARE WEARING EQUIPMENT.WE HAVE FACE SHIELD ON N95MASKS, GOWNS AND WE DOUBLEGLOVE.WE HAVE TO PROTECT HEALTH CAREWORKERS DOING THIS TESTINGBECAUSE THAT IS VULNERABLERIGHT THERE.WE DO GOWN UP AS BEST AS WECAN.REPORTER: IN BETWEEN EACHPATIENT THAT YOU ARE SEEINGWHAT IS THE PROCEDURE?I MEAN DO YOU SWITCH THEGLOVES, WIPING THINGS OFF WHATGOES THAN ON.YEAH, ABSOLUTELY WE DOUBLEWE ARE ALREADY PROTECT.WE TAKE IT OUTSIDE GLOVE.WE HAVE GLOVES ON.FACE SHE WILL.WIPE DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT ISCLEAR.ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT, BETWEENEACH STATION, PULSE OX,EVERYTHING IS WIPED DOWNTOTALLY CLEAN SO WHEN WE GETTO THE NEXT PERSON IS CLEAN.THEY TO NOT NEED TO WAR BYETHAT.WE HAVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLEIF YOU HAVE MILD SYMPTOMS CALLYOUR DOCTOR OR WE'RE HEARING ALOT ABOUT TELEHEALTH SERVICESWHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT.IT IS WONDERFUL.WHAT YOU AND I ARE DOING WECAN DO THAT ON THE COMPUTER.WE LOG IN.PATIENT LOGS IN.WE WILL TALK TO THEM.LOOK AT THEM.WE WILL GET THEIR INFORMATIONF SOMEONE HAS THIS WE WILLCHECK ON THIS AT THEIR HOMEBECAUSE WE HAVE MONITOREDTHEIR TEMPERATURE TWICE A DAY.IT IS A WAY TO KEEP IN TOUCH.PEOPLE WE HAVE BEEN DOING THISWITH A LOT IT HELPS THEM FEELBETTER BECAUSE THEY ARECONNECTING WITH THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AND WE FEELBETTER NEGLECT AND VISUALIZINGKNOWING HOW THEY LOOK AND HOWTHEY ARE DOING.I HAVE BEEN STAYING ON MYHOME STAYING ON MY PROPERTY, ISIANNI PEOPLE WALKING OUTSIDEGETTING FRESH AIR.THEY DON'T APPEAR TO BE FROMTHE SAME FAMILIES.IT LOOKS LIKE FRIEND OUT FORWALK.IT IS REALLY CRITICAL YOU NEEDIN THE TO DO THAT AT THISPOINT.YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.I WILL SAY TO ALL OF YOU YOUNGPEOPLE OUT THERE YOU CAN GETTHIS TOO.IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.ONLY WAY THE VIRUS CAN LIVE ORSTAY IS BY INFECTING OTHERPEOPLE.SOCIAL DISTANCING IS SOIMPORTANT.WE NEED TO YOU STAY HOME.IF YOU GO OUTSIDE KEEP A6-FOOT DISTANCE.REASON WHY THIS VIRUS CAN LIVEIN THE AIR AND GO OUT 6 FEETFROM THE PERSON.YOU ALL PLAY A IMPORTANT ROLE.PLEASE PRACTICE SOCIALDISTANCING AND STAY HOME ASMUCH AS POSSIBLE.YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOT IMMUNEFROM THIS.SO PLEASE DENT THINK YOU ARESUPER WOMAN OR SUPER MAN.IF YOU GET INFECT YOU CANINFECT OTHER PEOPLE.I'M START TO GO SEE MOREPEOPLE OUT AGAIN.PLEASE WE NEED TO PROTECT THEWAVE OF THIS INFECTION FROMCOMING THIS WAY.SOCIAL DISTANCING WORKS.EVERYONE PLAYS AN IMPORTANTROLE.PLEASE HELP YOURSELF AND YOURNEIGHBOR.REPORTER: THANKS DOCTOR ROBFROM JEFFERSON.WE WILL CHECK IN.SEE YOU SOON.THANKS DOCTOR ROB.WE WILL TURN IT BACK TOJANELLE IN THE STUDIO,JANELLE, HOPE TO SEE YOU SOONIN PERSON.MISS TO JIM, IT LOOKS LIKE