I have cut the tips off both my index fingers. They are now flat on the medial sides. Have sliced various fingers from time to time hitting the "edge" of the blade. Goes with the job. Most of the techs that work for me have had one or two cuts over the years.
Mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tapper, Sheila J. Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 4:03 PM To: Victor Tobias; Jackie M O'Connor Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Histonet] Protect fingers during Microtomy We keep a "tip" jar. So far we have had 2 donations! It is a good deterrent if nothing else! Sheila Tapper HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor SMDC Clinical Laboratory 407 East First Street Duluth, MN 55804 Telephone: 218-786-5472 Fax: 218-786-2369 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Victor Tobias Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 3:50 PM To: Jackie M O'Connor Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Histonet] Protect fingers during Microtomy Yes, nicked the corner of a steel blade reaching for slide. This was back in 78 or 79. It was a Saturday, working by myself and I had to wait for 3 hours in the ER. No preferential treatment for employees in a county hospital. Victor Victor Tobias Clinical Applications Analyst University of Washington Medical Center Dept of Pathology Room BB220 1959 NE Pacific Seattle, WA 98195 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 206-598-2792 206-598-7659 Fax ================================================= Privileged, confidential or patient identifiable information may be contained in this message. This information is meant only for the use of the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, or if the message has been addressed to you in error, do not read, disclose, reproduce, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use this transmission. Instead, please notify the sender by reply e-mail, and then destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. Jackie M O'Connor wrote: > OK - time to poll - who has had sutures from microtomy? Me! 23 years > ago - 8 months pregnant, and not paying attention to what I was doing. Oh > yeah, and one other time, I cut off the tip of my finger beta testing a > microtome safety invention from EHS. > > > > > > Peter Carroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 10/27/2008 03:17 PM > > To > > cc > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject > Re: [Histonet] Protect fingers during Microtomy > > > > > > > > I am looking some think (like gloves)to protect the fingers during > microtomy > > No offense, but if you're that prone to injury, I recommend steering > clear of microtomes in general ;) > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. As required by federal and state laws, you need to hold this information as privileged and confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet