Re: [Histonet] Cross Contamination CAP policy

2018-01-13 Thread Bob Richmond via Histonet
Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP), Anatomic Pathology Supervisor at Holy Redeemer Hospital in Meadowbrook PA notes: >>Our policy calls for wiping of forceps with gauze between cases at gross and at embedding. At gross, we use a disposable absorbent lined pad on the cutting board for each larger case, and j

Re: [Histonet] Cross Contamination CAP policy

2018-01-12 Thread Terri Braud via Histonet
Hi Roy! The "Germinator 500" Sounds like something from Phineas and Ferb. Hahaha. Anyway - The mandate from CAP is designed to clean the instruments, not sterilize them. If the instruments aren't cleaned before stuffing them into a 250'C trough of glass beads (the Germinator), you will just