[Histonet] RE: Reusing Specimen Containers

[Patricia Karlisch]

I think reusing a specimen container is not a good idea.   It only takes one incident of cross contamination to bring a potential  lawsuit.  However, what about labeling the containers.  Do you have to peel all the labels off, including the formalin chemical hazard label?  I believe too that the tech time is much more costly and the exposure to formalin is unnecessary. 

Pat Karlisch
Supervisor, Histology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Mail Code H179
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone (717) 531-6072
Fax: (717) 531- 7741
email: pkarlisch <@t> psu.edu

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