[Histonet] RE: Lab power failures

[Davis, Cassie]

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Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:37:37 +0000
From: "Martin, Erin" <Erin.Martin <@t> ucsf.edu>
Subject: [Histonet] Lab power failures
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Good morning all! Would anyone mind sharing their plans for power failure? We have backup generator power on red plugs but my pathologists want a plan for what we would do if the power went out AND the backup generator failed.



Thanks for your help!

Erin



Erin Martin, Histology Supervisor
UCSF Dermatopathology Service
415-353-7248



Erin,

       "if the power went out AND the backup generator" , My question is under what circumstances are they expecting this to happen? That being said and not enough information, best answer would be send to another lab for processing to at least protect the integrity of the tissue for future testing until the electricity issue is resolved....

No electricity means no lights, fume hoods, so hand processing is out and you should not let the tissue sit in solutions that might jeopardize future staining longer than recommendation (eg.Her2) and they should state any variances of normal process in the report.



Cassandra Davis
CDavis <@t> che-east.org
302-575-8095



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