We do not allow any formalin in the surgery rooms. They come to the Histology
department to pre-fill their containers since they do not a fume hood in the
OR. Those containers go into a utility room and a scrub tech will leave the
surgical suite to place the collected specimen in the appropriate sized
container.
They had to start doing this several years ago after a spill in one the
surgical suites.
Tom
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Candace J.
Wagner
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 1:50 PM
To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
Subject: [Histonet] Formalin in operating (surgery) rooms
Hello all out in Histoland,
I had a surgery tech ask me if there was a specific amount of formalin allowed
in the surgery rooms.
I could not find anywhere any documentation on a specific amount. We supply
our surgery dept. with the formalin they need, usually about 2 gallons in each
room now, but just wondering if anyone has any idea if there is such a
"specific" amount?? Thanks
-CJ-
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