Formalin is a biohazard and I think there are restrictions on tra nsporting it anywhere (even home from the hospital). I know at past j= obs, we did not allow anything that had touched formalin to leave. It= could be potential for lawsuits if somehow it got injested, not to mention= if they saw something they didn't think was right? Doesn't your faci= lity have something the patient signs before surgery saying that anything r= emoved during surgery becomes property of the facility? This usually = stops things quickly?
Sarah Goebel, B.A., HT (ASCP) <= em> Histotechn= ician XBiotech USA Inc. 8201 East Riverside D= r. Bldg 4 Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744 (51= 2)386-5107 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Histonet] Odd question From: [1]kim.dona...@bhcpns.org<= br> Date: Wed, September 08, 2010 2:31 pm To: [2]histo...@lists.uts= outhwestern.edu Hi Histonetters, Can anyone give me any idea of any laws that guide giving a patient there organ after we have taken from it what we need to do the Histology? I know we have to keep it for a minimum of two weeks after sign out ( our <= br> policy is 6 weeks after sign out ). But then we dispose of it as medical waste. Are any of you aware of any guidelines on giving a patient there entire organ which would be submerged in formalin? Help and thanks in advance :-) Kim Donadio Pathology Supervisor Baptist Hospital 1000 W Moreno St. Pensacola FL 32501 Phone (850) 469-7718 Fax (850) 434-4996 ----------------------------------------- All electronic data transmissions originating from or sent to Baptist Health Care Corporation (BHC) are subject to monitoring. This message along with any attached data, are the confidential and proprietary communications of BHC and are intended to be received only by the individual or individuals to whom the message has been addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please take notice that any use, copying, printing, forwarding or distribution of this message, in any form, is strictly prohibited and may violate State or Federal Law. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete or destroy all copies of this message. For questions, contact the BHC Privacy Officer at (850) 434-4472. Rev.10/07. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [3]histo...@lists.utsouth= western.edu [4]http:= //lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet References 1. 3D"mailto:kim.dona...@bhcpns.org"; 2. 3D"mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu"; 3. 3D"mailto:Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu"; 4. 3D"http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet"; _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
