[Histonet] Protect fingers during Microtomy

Tue Oct 28 11:26:55 CDT 2008

Hey- Are all you young "in training" histotechs out there listening and learning???:-) yes, and we walked up hill in the snow to work!! (both ways- and sharpened our knives by HAND -eeeewww- how quaint!)
Judy in Washington

On Tue, 28 Oct 2008, Weems, Joyce wrote:

> 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
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> 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
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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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> West Point, PA 19486
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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
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> 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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Judith Williams, PhD, HT(ASCP)
Research Scientist
Department of Comparative Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195