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Drive-Up Booth for Safer COVID-19 Testing
Technology Summary
A low-cost, easy-to-use outdoor shelter for healthcare workers to conduct safer COVID-19 drive-up or walk-up testingDescription
This work sought to design and construct a simple, easy-to-use outdoor shelter for healthcare workers providing walk-up testing for COVID-19. This system is a hybrid modeled after similar structures in use in Boston, MA and South Korea. It was developed as part of the COVID-19 Health Care Worker Protection Project in April 2020.Benefits
- Sealed chamber with positive pressure and attached arm sleeves
- Rugged enclosure designed to be easily cleaned between patients
- Materials used are resistant to ammonia, chlorine, iso-propyl, and ethanol
- Reduces the amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) required while providing sufficient protection
Specifications:
- Final dimensions: 52" x 100"
- Material cost: $3,206.87
- Build time: 8 hours
Additional Information
The PDF instruction manual for this test booth is available to freely download at right.
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Portfolio name
Manufacturing & Assurance
Download the PDFs for more information
- COVID-19 Test Booth_Instruction Manual (1,425 KB)
- COVID-19 Test Booth_One Pager (506 KB)
A low-cost, easy-to-use outdoor shelter for healthcare workers to conduct safer COVID-19 drive-up or walk-up testing