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To get blood analyzed for at least one form of TCP after an exposure to engine oil fumes, crew-members/passengers were originally set up to follow this procedure and check for TOCP exposure:
1) Take attached instructions to draw/ship blood and blood test requisition form to doctor or lab.
2) Have 50 ml of blood drawn within 48 hours of suspected exposure to oil fumes.
3) Complete 1.5 page questionnaire.
Prof. Oksana Lockridge (or her staff) will notify the lab/doctor of the result (positive/negative).
Then blood would be sent for analysis as part of a program with the flight attendants union in the US. That has been disallowed and now we are investigating other procedures for testing blood for TOCP exposure.