We provide formalin training and small volume spill kits and neutralizing wipes for all physician offices owned by our health care system.
Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor Laboratory Holy Redeemer Hospital 1648 Huntingdon Pike Meadowbrook, PA 19046 ph: 215-938-3689 fax: 215-938-3874 Today's Topics: 2. Formalin in Physicians' Offices (Cartun, Richard) 3. Re: Formalin in Physicians' Offices (Mequita Praet) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 19:04:29 +0000 From: "Cartun, Richard" <richard.car...@hhchealth.org> Subject: [Histonet] Formalin in Physicians' Offices Do physicians' offices need to have procedures/policies "on-site" regarding formalin if they put patient biopsy specimens into the small formalin containers? What about formalin spill kits? Thank you. Richard Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD Director, Histology & The Martin M. Berman, MD Immunopathology & Morphologic Proteomics Laboratory Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology Hartford Hospital 80 Seymour Street Hartford, CT 06102 (860) 972-1596 (860) 545-2204 Fax ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 21:12:00 -0400 From: Mequita Praet <mdpr...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Formalin in Physicians' Offices Yes, that would be the best. We even included formaldehyde safety training for the nurses/medical assistants. Contact dermatitis can develop even from small amounts. Mequita Praet, HTL(ASCP)SLS Former Manager Dermatology Associates Boca Raton, FL _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet