[Histonet] Protect fingers during Microtomy

Tue Oct 28 08:06:12 CDT 2008

many little nicks but had one biggie in '86 - C-profile in a sliding 'tome -
felt the knock and just knew i had done serious damage
dashed to the sink with the other hand clutching the injured finger
tightly - reluctant to open and look - funny that it did not hurt when it
happened - just a hard knock with a sting - hurt like mad afterwards
had 9 stitches and still have the scar to prove it

i alway say that a serious cut is probably the only thing that forces a
healthy respect for the blade

very annoying to work in AP with a bandaged finger!!!
Annie

2008/10/28 Horn, Hazel V <HornHV <@t> archildrens.org>

> I've had stitches twice.  Once 34 years ago, I rolled my thumb between
> the block and the blade. (from rolling my thumb over the block to warm
> it a bit as I was turning the wheel of the microtome.....didn't do that
> anymore!!)   And once 21 years ago when I was 9 months pregnant I
> slashed my little finger on the end of the blade...
>
> Hazel Horn
> Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP)
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> Arkansas Children's Hospital
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> Tobias
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> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Protect fingers during Microtomy
>
> Yes, nicked the corner of a steel blade reaching for slide. This was
> back in 78 or 79. It was a Saturday, working by myself and I had to wait
>
> for 3 hours in the ER. No preferential treatment for employees in a
> county hospital.
>
> Victor
>
> Victor Tobias
> Clinical Applications Analyst
> University of Washington Medical Center
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> Jackie M O'Connor wrote:
> > OK - time to poll - who has had sutures from microtomy?  Me!    23
> years
> > ago - 8 months pregnant, and not paying attention to what I was doing.
> Oh
> > yeah, and one other time, I cut off the tip of my finger beta testing
> a
> > microtome safety invention from EHS.
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> > Peter Carroll <carrolpb <@t> umdnj.edu>
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> >  > I am looking some think (like gloves)to protect the fingers during
> > microtomy
> >
> > No offense, but if you're that prone to injury, I recommend steering
> > clear of microtomes in general ;)
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