[Histonet] microtome safety

[kgrobert <@t> rci.rutgers.edu]

I use forceps, the thinner the tips, the better.  I've had people in here
who use brushes, too.  I can't use my fingers, the ribbons always stick.

Kathleen

Principal Lab Technician
Neurotoxicology Labs
Molecular Pathology Facility Core
Dept of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Rutgers, the State University of NJ
41 B Gordon Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 445-6914

> Same here. One tech keeps her index fingernail extra long for this
> purpose.
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 8:26 AM
> To: Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID);
> histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] microtome safety
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> Every tech in my facility uses something different. Some use fingers,
> some use
> forceps (usually curved), one uses a teasing needle and one uses a paint
> brush.
> It's up to the individual's technique but we do try to discourage using
> one's
> fingers too close to the blade.
> Hope this helps.
> Â 
> Sheila Haas
> Laboratory Supervisor
> MicroPath Laboratories, Inc.
> Â 
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> From: "Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID)" <jqb7 <@t> cdc.gov>
> To: "histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
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> Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 8:20:16 AM
> Subject: [Histonet] microtome safety
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> Morning all!
>
> I need some quick responses to this question:Â  do you use your fingers or
> an
> instrument of some sort to pull your paraffin ribbons off the block when
> sectioning?  For those that do not use their fingers, what do you use? 
> If
> forceps, are these the typical lab forceps or a special type?
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Jeanine Bartlett, BS, HT(ASCP)QIHC
> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
> Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch
> 1600 Clifton Road, MS/G-32
> 18/SB-114
> Atlanta, GAÂ  30333
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