RE: How does your lab do it?

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From:"MacDonald, Jennifer" <jmacdonald@sach.org>
To:HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu, "'Charles Eisener'" <creisener@odyssey.net>
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This is the same procedure that we follow.  I prefer to trim all of my
blocks in a batch, but I have other techs that trim/cut as they go.

Jennifer

> ----------
> From: 	Charles Eisener[SMTP:creisener@odyssey.net]
> Sent: 	Saturday, April 22, 2000 11:10 PM
> To: 	HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: 	Re: How does your lab do it?
> 
> Scott-
>     Our lab has no 'official' method regards facing of blocks. Most of our
> staff do it as they cut, one block at a time. I was trained to do it in
> batch fashion. The advantages for me are several:
> 1) knives last longer as facing can be done with blade not suitable for
> final cuts.
> 2) allows more efficient handling of blocks requiring special treatment -
> surface decal, hydration, etc.
> 
>     This is one area where there is no right or wrong; personal preference
> rules.
> --
> Charles Eisener
> Laboratory Alliance of Central New York
> Syracuse, NY
> creisener@odyssey.net
> 
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