[Histonet] paraffin blocks

[Edmondson David (RBV) NHS Christie Tr]

Hi,  Did you have any replies?
Our files go back sixty or seventy years,  so the issue has not arisen.   I
imagine incineration to be the "normal" course of events.  That is how the
left overs from the macro are handled.   Recording the blocks/samples
disposed of would be important along with someones signature.   A decision
made that the patients are deceased and never to need the material reviewed.
etc 
David
Histology
Christie Hosp
Manchester



-----Original Message-----
From: Kim.Kolman <@t> med.va.gov [mailto:Kim.Kolman <@t> med.va.gov]
Sent: 29 July 2004 20:25
To: convmcm <@t> cc.usu.edu; ernestinemiddleton <@t> yahoo.ca;
histonet <@t> pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] paraffin blocks


Did I miss all the replies on this subject?  I was looking forward to
reading all the reponses; my lab is currently in a dilemma about how to
handle disposal of these items.  Afraid to share/admit?


Kim Kolman, HT (ASCP)
VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System
Eisenhower VA Medical Center
Leavenworth, Ks.

-----Original Message-----
From: Connie McManus [mailto:convmcm <@t> cc.usu.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 9:37 AM
To: 'Ernestine Middleton'; histonet <@t> pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] paraffin blocks

We have our own incinerator.  That's where all this stuff goes.  

Connie McManus
Utah Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory
Utah State University
Logan, UT
Phone:  435/797-1891
fax: 435/797-2805


-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of
Ernestine Middleton
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 6:03 PM
To: histonet <@t> pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: [Histonet] paraffin blocks

Hi;
I  like to know how do other Histology Lab. get rid of paraffin blocks
that are 20+years.   Do you have a medical waste company destroy them or
do you do it your self?
Thank you for answer me as quickly as possible.
 
 Ernestine Middleton, Manager
Montefiore Med. Ct.
Bronx, NY
914-920-4157



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