We do not us it.
Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP)
Histology Co-ordinator
Licking Memorial Health Systems
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[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On
Left in but covered with the blade guard. Not spanking new, but usable
(for facing) get stored in an old box that the slides came in. I like the
slide mailer idea, and will switch to that.
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Paula Sicurello, HTL (ASCP)
Supervisor, Clinical Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Duke University Health
I was taught that when leaving your microtome for any length of time to
always take the blade out. We had a tech that had the habit of leaving
the blade on her microtome and even though she had the safety guard up
someone from biomed still managed to lean on it and get cut (go
figure)
If
The rule here is a blade is cheaper than a cut. Anytime you are walking away
and returning within a few minutes to cut use the knife guard otherwise throw
the blade out. It is an accident looking to happen. Recently we had a tech
decide not use the knife guard and seriously cut himself by
Has anyone written a procedure for this new checklist item? If so, what
procedure are you using to verify equipment/instrument performance prior to
use? Ann
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I would appreciate hearing from anyone who is using a hands-free scalpel blade
system that works well.
If you are not familiar with what I referring to, we are looking to a means of
removing used scalpel blades from scalpel handles and installing new blades
hands free, without the need to
AMEN TO THAT!
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From: Marcum, Pamela A [mailto:pamar...@uams.edu]
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 10:05 AM
To: McAnn, Sherrian; Paula Sicurello; Leah Simmons
Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Microtome Blade safety, in or out when not in
use?
I always take it out. You never know if someone will come along and do
something...
In our lab the mircrotomes do not strictly belong to any particular tech, and
they are used by different people at different times of day or different
shifts.
Tim Morken
Department of Pathology
UC San
Hazel,
Jennifer Mac provided the best answer as to why they should not use it.
Apparently because I said so isn't working. Maybe give them the Mom-look
when saying it?
Seriously, they have other options if they want to freeze the samples quicker.
We always had a dewar with liquid nitrogen
We do not re-use the blades or leave them in the microtome it is against our
safety practices. We handle the blades twice, when we place them in the blade
holder and when we remove them and drop them into the sharps container.
Tom Podawiltz HT (ASCP)
Histology Section Head/Laboratory Safety
In my experience, it's not worth looking at tissue for the spirochete using
histochemical stains or IHC. There are labs that do PCR off FFPE-tissue. Has
serology been done?
Richard
Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD
Director, Histology Immunopathology
Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs
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