Same here. One tech keeps her index fingernail extra long for this purpose.
-----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]On Behalf Of Sheila Haas Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 8:26 AM To: Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID); histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] microtome safety Every tech in my facility uses something different. Some use fingers, some use forceps (usually curved), one uses a teasing needle and one uses a paint brush. It's up to the individual's technique but we do try to discourage using one's fingers too close to the blade. Hope this helps. Sheila Haas Laboratory Supervisor MicroPath Laboratories, Inc. ________________________________ From: "Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID)" <j...@cdc.gov> To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 8:20:16 AM Subject: [Histonet] microtome safety Morning all! I need some quick responses to this question: do you use your fingers or an instrument of some sort to pull your paraffin ribbons off the block when sectioning? For those that do not use their fingers, what do you use? If forceps, are these the typical lab forceps or a special type? Thanks so much! Jeanine Bartlett, BS, HT(ASCP)QIHC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch 1600 Clifton Road, MS/G-32 18/SB-114 Atlanta, GA 30333 (404) 639-3590 jeanine.bartl...@cdc.hhs.gov _______________________________________________ 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 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and any included attachments are from Somerset Medical Center and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may contain privileged, confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information entitled to protection and/or exemption from disclosure under applicable law. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or you may call Somerset Medical Center's computer Help Desk at 908-685-2200, ext. 4050. Be sure to visit Somerset Medical Center's Web site - www.somersetmedicalcenter.com - for the most up-to-date news, event listings, health information and more.
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