We too save our containers; on several occasions we had the investigator question the coding (usually their fault)! We keep ours for @a month (overkill), and then empty the formalin into waste container for pickup and discard the bottles.
-----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Bell, Lynne Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 9:56 AM To: 'Hartz, Rhonda SktnHR'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Retaining empty containers We keep all of our empty containers for one week in plastic biohazard buckets and we label them Monday, Tuesday, etc. (same as Rosa). Saving them has saved our butt more than a few times! Lynne A. Bell, HT (ASCP) Technical Specialist, Histology Central Vermont Medical Center 130 Fisher Road Barre, VT 05641 802-371-4923 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet