[Histonet] Disposal of contaminated gloves, paper towels etc... after grossing

[Morken, Timothy]

Akemi, all trash in gross room and histo goes into the biohazard waste.


Tim Morken
Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies
Department of Pathology
UC San Francisco Medical Center

-----Original Message-----
From: Eileen Akemi Allison via Histonet [mailto:histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 4:21 AM
To: Histonet
Subject: [Histonet] Disposal of contaminated gloves, paper towels etc... after grossing

Good morning Histo Peeps:

I am curious as to your laboratory/hospital policies on how to dispose of contaminated gloves, paper towels etc… after the PA/pathologists gross a specimen.  

Often times we receive fresh tissue in the lab and we do not know if the patient has TB, Hepatitis, HIV, or any other infectious disease.  I was always taught that to treat these items universally as potential biohazards.  Do you discard these items in a Biohazard Waste Container,, or do you discard them in a regular trash basket?  

Thank you in advance for your feedback. 

Akemi Allison, BS, HT/HTL (ASCP)
Histology Manager
UMC El Paso, TX
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