CryoNet #32086 - #32087

CryoNet - Tue 20 Oct 2009

    #32086: Re: Cats [Keith Henson]
    #32087: Re: Sewers and biohazard waste [Tripper McCarthy]

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Message #32086
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:39:42 -0700
Subject: Re: Cats
From: Keith Henson <[email protected]>

Melody, alarm systems usually can be adjusted to ignore something as
small as a cat.

Other than that, what problems do you see with cats?

I certainly wouldn't want them in a setting with immune compromised
patients, but cats don't present any dangers I can think of to
suspension patients, before, after or during suspension.

You might convince me otherwise.

Keith

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Message #32087
From: Tripper McCarthy <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Sewers and biohazard waste
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:58:25 +0000

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I used these search terms 'osha regulations mortuary waste' in Google.
The first thing that popped up was NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION FUNERAL HOME MEDICAL WASTE  . . .

"The protocol recognizes that funeral directors discharge embalming
wastewater to publicly owned treatment works and to septic systems and
that if embalming products are properly handled, funeral homes
generally do not generate hazardous wastes regulated under RCRA"

"Embalming wastewater" is to say blood, fluid in, blood out.  It is
dated 2004.  There doesn't seem to be anything more recent.
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Thanks for looking that up Keith. It would be helpful at this point to hear from Alcor as 
to their position on how they dispose of medical waste. I do remember back when Larry Johnson's 
allegations of improper disposal first surfaced (back in 2004) that Alcor was inspected for 
improper disposal and no evidence was found of such. Perhaps this problem has already been 
addressed? I think I'll email them and see what they have to say on this.

<<
I can state that certain
tools from Sears (cleaned and included in the sterilized instrument
pack) are superior for this purpose in every way to any of the medical
instruments I have used or seen used.
>>

So the tools are sterilized then? If so this is good to hear. I would still argue that we 
should use medical instruments if for no other reason than it is good PR. No matter how 
well we justify it to a reporter, you know they are still going to run with the heading 
"Cryonics Company Uses Sears Hammer to Remove Head". Use of medical instruments would nip 
this type of misinformation and distortion in the bud.

Tripper



 		 	   		  
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