[Histonet] Wrist Pain

[Jay Lundgren]

I worked at a lab in Oregon that only let a tech embed for an hour at a
time, before having someone else take over.  They were very concerned about
carpal tunnel prevention, obviously.  They just did it informally, no
schedule or anything.  After an hour, you would stand up and say, "Who
wants to embed?", and one of the cutters, who was at a stopping point,
would take over.

The ergonomic forceps from Statlab are awesome.

              Sincerely,

                     Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP)

On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Terri Braud via Histonet <
histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

> This is an repetitive stress injury and is not to be trifled with.  I know
> that I have a tech that occasionally uses a wrist brace to embed, but also
> to sleep with at night.
> I strongly recommend using ergonomic friendly embedding forceps available
> from selected Histology supply companies.  Also, for the technician to be
> seen by your employers occupational health provider for appropriate
> documentation and follow-up.
> Sincerely, Terri
>
> Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP)
> Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
> Laboratory
> Holy Redeemer Hospital
> 1648 Huntingdon Pike
> Meadowbrook, PA 19046
> ph: 215-938-3689
> fax: 215-938-3874
>
>
>
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