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Blood lead level (BLL), is a measure of the amount of lead in the blood. [1] [2] Lead is a toxic heavy metal and can cause neurological damage, especially among children, at any detectable level. High lead levels cause decreased vitamin D and haemoglobin synthesis as well as anemia, acute central nervous system disorders, and possibly death. [3]
Children are more sensitive to elevated blood lead levels than adults are. [254] Children may also have a higher intake of lead than adults; they breathe faster and may be more likely to have contact with and ingest soil. [125] Children of ages one to three tend to have the highest blood lead levels, possibly because at that age they begin to ...
Lead poisoning epidemics refer to specific instances of mass lead poisoning. These events often occur without the knowledge of the communities they affect. Common causes of lead poisoning epidemics include mining, lead recycling, and food/water contamination. [1] These events also cause disproportionate childhood fatalities as children are more ...
Nearly 10,000 local children tested with high lead levels in their blood over the past two decades, and kids are still at risk today. A new law, still a year away from implementation, aims to ...
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]
In 2009, the ABLES program updated its case definition for an Elevated Blood Lead Level to a blood lead concentration equal or greater than 10 micrograms per deciliter (10 μg/dL). [1] This chart shows CDC/NIOSH/ABLES Elevated blood lead level case definition in perspective. [2] The public health objective of the ABLES program is identical to ...
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is Oct. 20-26, making now the perfect time to brush up on prevention knowledge. With 27,000 Wisconsin children under 6 poisoned by lead in last decade, here ...
She has been passionate about protecting other parents from the dangers of lead poisoning ever since her then-7-month-old son was exposed to lead paint dust during a home renovation and suffered ...