[Histonet] Protect fingers during Microtomy
Andrea Grantham
algranth <@t> u.arizona.edu
Tue Oct 28 10:26:42 CDT 2008
EWWWWW! All these accounts give me the heebiejeebies. I have had a
few nonserious cuts - just yesterday when I was answering the phone
for the third time with the same customer while cleaning up the
microtome as a matter of fact. I'm now sporting a barbie bandaid! But
a few years ago one of the students who didn't listen when I gave the
lecture on putting on the brake when changing blocks did a fantastic
job of cutting off the end of her thumb down to the bone. Thankfully
another of my student workers was a training to be a EMT and a medic
in the reserves and he took care of the immediate washing and
wrapping so we could get her to the ER. She was out of commission for
a long time, had to have physical therapy and still had a lot of pain
last time I saw her.
Andi
At 06:48 AM 10/28/2008, Blazek, Linda wrote:
>Besides a few little nicks that we all get, about 10 years ago after
>having worked in histology for almost 25 years I was finally in a
>lab with windows! Early one morning as I was sitting there cutting
>with my back to the window, dawn just breaking. A head popped up
>outside the window and the tech facing the window screamed just as I
>was running my thumb over the block. I jumped; the chuck came down
>and sliced into the pad of my thumb down to the bone. I ran to the
>sink holding my thumb and ran it under water. It's pretty gross to
>see the bone in your thumb! Funny thing, there was no pain until
>the ER doc filled it full of the stuff to numb it. Got lots of
>stitches and even now it sometimes hurts.
>
>Linda Blazek HT (ASCP)
>Manager/Supervisor
>GI Pathology of Dayton
>7415 Brandt Pike
>Huber Heights, OH 45424
>Phone: (937) 293-4424 ext 7118
>Email: lblazek <@t> digestivespecialists.com
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Weems, Joyce
>Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:28 AM
>To: Telgenhoff, Dr. Dale; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: RE: [Histonet] Protect fingers during Microtomy
>
>I've heard that tale, but didn't know who did it!
>
>I had a coworked who cut the pad off his thumb. We went to the ER, where
>I learned he had put it in the trash. I went back and dug through the
>paraffin scraps and got it - washed it in saline and Betadine.. The ER
>dr glued it back on and he has a thumbprint again!
>
>When I caught myself on fire, cleaning with solvants too close to the
>hot plate (the fumes ignited), he was the same guy who yelled, "Get the
>marshmallows - the supervisor's on fire!". I still get a good laugh
>about that! J:>)
>
>And it's only Tues!! Trick or treat!!!
>
>
>
>Joyce Weems
>Pathology Manager
>Saint Joseph's Hospital
>5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE
>Atlanta, GA 30342
>Please note new phone and fax numbers
>678-843-7376 - Phone
>678-843-7831 - Fax
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of
>Telgenhoff, Dr. Dale
>Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:18 AM
>To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: RE: [Histonet] Protect fingers during Microtomy
>
>Not me, but the guy who trained me. Remember the old knife sharpeners
>that looked like record players? He was removing the blade (they got
>pretty oily) and it slipped. His natural reaction was to grab for it,
>slicing three fingers to the bone. Made for a good cautionary tale...
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Dale Telgenhoff, PhD
>Assistant Professor
>Tarleton State University
>Clinical Laboratory Science
>1501 Enderly Place
>Fort Worth, TX 76104
>telgenhoff <@t> tarleton.edu
>817-926-1101 Ext. 7
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>________________________________
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>From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Connolly,
>Brett M
>Sent: Tue 10/28/2008 8:10 AM
>To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: RE: [Histonet] Protect fingers during Microtomy
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>
> Me - 1982 - working in a S. Florida hospital I sliced open the base of
>my thumb on the corner of a big steel blade as I was sectioning. Didn't
>even notice it until I saw the blood dripping off my elbow.
>
>I went to the ER and was sitting on a gurney with my hand submerged in a
>bowl of betadine waiting to be stitched up. After what seemed like a
>pretty long time, I deftly fell off the gurney onto the floor tipping
>the entire bowl all over onto myself.
>
>Upon hearing the clamor of me hitting the floor and the metal bowl
>banging around a rush of ER staff charged in and I got prompt service
>thereafter. I still have the scar, but I never cut myself again :-)
>
>Brett
>
>Brett M. Connolly, Ph.D.
>Research Fellow, Imaging Research
>Merck & Co., Inc.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jackie M
>O'Connor
>Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 4:44 PM
>To: Peter Carroll
>Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu;
>histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: Re: [Histonet] Protect fingers during Microtomy
>
>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>
>Sent by: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>10/27/2008 03:17 PM
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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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