[Histonet] Protect fingers during Microtomy

[Horn, Hazel V]

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)
Supervisor of Histology
Arkansas Children's Hospital
800 Marshall    Slot 820
Little Rock, AR   72202

phone   501.364.4240
fax        501.364.3155

visit us on the web at:    www.archildrens.org

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Victor
Tobias
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 3:50 PM
To: Jackie M O'Connor
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu;
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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
Dept of Pathology Room BB220
1959 NE Pacific
Seattle, WA 98195
victor <@t> pathology.washington.edu
206-598-2792
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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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>  > I am looking some think (like gloves)to protect the fingers during 
> microtomy
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> No offense, but if you're that prone to injury, I recommend steering 
> clear of microtomes in general ;)
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