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IIEI^BEiRT 33/WMGE^T.MJD. IXAISTSEA. CLEYELAliD "i Hr . Robert. Keogh, Cincinnati College of medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Doctor: ' ~`e undoutand iron d'n.jor Jack Berry that you are the medical . expert mho is most familiar trite the vagaries of rasoline containing ethyl lead A ooasuiting surgeon for the Torn sylvania Air Lines T mas recently ashed to s~e a netlent rrith antiher doctor. The patient is an employee of the air line and had boon spraying motors mithe ' n ethyl gas. "is physician discovered a polycythemia, general debility, etc 7e mcnd.cred mit^er or not tire ethyl gas might have any such effect. The loan's red count mas 8,770,000, no palpable spleen, no load line, r.o basophilic stippling and no lead in the urine or stools Theson certain!' did net ho.ve load poisoning in. rsy opinion -he physician and I not it all settled that the exposure to ethyl gas had nothin" to do --ith the case. I ranted -.-our opinion, homever, .for my private use and h govern :ry advice to the air lines for their future action in handling ethyl gas, as to ' gust that -me may expect from exposure to ethyl "as. If 'ou have over seen any increase in red cell production foliosring expoeuro to gasoline or to lead, it mould be a natter of scientific interest to me and mould not near complicate the case under discussion at all. hy fooling is that the anemias mould be more in line rrith any possible tonic effects. lour reply mill be very confidential and ltd appreciate very much your frank opinion in regard to handling ethyl gasoline, for it may " save future cornulications for ns. on all the air lines. 0010361