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oo Th e So mer s et Ho spi t a l REHILL AVENUE So me r v il l e . N. J. Ju n e 6, 1953 D R. ROBERT A. KEHOE t h e Ke t t e r i n g l a b o r a t o r y O L L E G E GF " E D I CI NE l NC i K N A T I 1 9 , Oh' I O De a r d p . k e h o e : Th a n k y o u f o r y o u r l e t t e r o f Ju n e 2n d . mi x up. ! am i n d e e d s o r r y f o r t h e Th e b l o o d s en t t o yo u i s f r o m a p a t i e n t o f d r .,,Ar t h u r Su l l i v a n o f r o u n d Dp g o k j a 1 9 m o n t h o l d c h i l d w i t h n o c o m p l a i n t s , a n d a p f a r e n t l y n o t i l l , who h ad x - r a ys t a k e n f o r g en u v a l g u s , " t h e s e s h o w ed e x t r e m e l y D EN SE E P I P H Y S E A L L I N E S , WHI CH WERE A LS O PR ES E N T I N OTH ER E X T R E M I T I E S . T h e r a d i o l o g i s t s SUGGESTED l e a d p o i s o n i n g . Rl o o d s m e a r s s h o w e d a v e r y M I L D D E G RE E OF B A S O P H I L I C S T I P P L I N G . T H E RE I S NO H I S T O R Y OF E X P O S U R E TO L E A D OR P I C A } T H E F A T H E R U S ED T O BE A GAS S T A T I O N A T T E N D A N T A FEW MONTHS SACK. Dr . Su l l i v a n r e q u e s t e d u s t o c o n f i r m t h e d i a g n o s i s . ! d i d mo t f e e l T H A T A N Y L E A D D E T E R M I N A T I O N V'E WOULD DO WOULD BE A C C U R A T E , AND S U G G ES T ED A S EA RC H T H RO U GH T H E L O C A L I N D U S T R I E S FO R AM I G N I T I O N S P E C T R 0 GRA PH ER WHO M I G H T H E L P H I M . H E WAS R E F E R R E D TO Y O U , A N D R E Q U E S T E D T H A T WE SEND YOU A BLOOD S A M PLE. V/E WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU A SPECIMEN IN YOUR CONTAINERS. OUR SPECIMEN WAS TAKEN SING THE ROUTINE TECHNIQUE FOR BLOOD SEROLOGY, WITH NO PRECAUTIONS FOR LEAD FREE SYRINGES OR CONTAINERS. & 0001432 June 2, 19^8 Dpar.thAo.lPo.giGstewanter The Somerset Hospital RSoemdheirlvl iAllev,enMue.J. Dear Doctor Gewanter: whaIacercvepeepgrntreoesfcttorvrbibeeereanyn-amcluoyunlcslhilesecsttosfeodrhoafvilneecaodoutourrasnteecy, olwsnlaetmyaocipnualneetrshbsaoebtfysubImrloeceoatdnhthonadtohsttawtthheich containers'and the methods of collection are above reproach. Qpoulitiecieaspaortf ftrhoims rceesretaarinchpLroabfeosrsaitoonrya,l wrehsicphonIsisbhialiltliensotand belabor, the opportunities for the contamination of blood by syringes, needles and various containers, are so numerous ain3gsitunmlaekses itthequmitoestimmpetoiscsuilboluestocartreuisst tthakeenanianlytthiceairl fcionldle ction. It is unfortunate for your patient that you obtained and sent samples which have just arrived without-getting in touch with me. I can't imagine why anyone who may have told you cf our fworilmlinygonuesosf tthoiscarersyseonuttiaalnraelqyuseirsemofentth. isInty. paney, fcaaislee,d stinocein incorrect analytical results are worse than none, I shall hold the samples until I hear from you further. It Is barely possible, of course, that the samples of blood have give mnoet abdeeentaciolendtamacincoautendt osifgtnhieficmaanntnleyr wofiththleeiardc. oIlflecyotiuonw,ill we might take a chance on them, and If their lead content Is found to be within the normal range no mistake will have been made. If however, they were found to be high in lead, we should have to obtain samples nificance . Thus it Is iinnadouvriscaobnletafionrersustotocdhoeckantyhtheiinrgsiagbout tshcermupuatlouths issertivmeey,ouandinIthaidsvimseatytoeur.against having, anyone " less If you wish, and if it is not too late to obtain samples, I can send the necessary containers to you with the instructions nafoneyrcertshseaseruiyrltuitdseeemp,esnadncdsf wuinpifotohnrmacearrtetiaopnionr. tItTfeohmremsprooonfpwienrhfiocIrhnmtetaortpiorrenec,toartadinodncienrotfain the case of a child one must know at least the probable date of JET 0001493 Dr, A.P. Gewanter -(2)- June 2. 1958 twhaes rlaemstovpederfiroodmotfheexppoostuernetitaollyleaddan(geer.gou. sv/ehnevnirtohnemcehntildof hanisy,fihhoemraep)y, athndatthmeaynhaatvuereb,aenend dgiuvreantiopnrio(rprteocistle^edcaotellse)ctoifon of the samples. ; Icfonytoauinsehrosu, ldthebreebiny asahvuinrgrysofmore triemsue.lts wire me to send the Cordially your3, DAK: ss Robert'a * Kehoe, M. D. f t 0001404