Can you get lead poisoning

How do you get lead poisoning?

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If you work at a factory or workplace where you are exposed to lead, you are at risk for lead poisoning. Children who chew on pencils or handle paints are also at risk. Some toys may even be a hazard, especially toys made outside of the U.S…

Who can get lead poisoning?

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Anyone can be lead poisoned. Lead poisoning can occur regardless of financial, socio-economical or cultural status. Young children, between the ages of 6 months and six years of age are at the highest risk. Children are more at risk for lea…

What happens when you get lead poisoning?

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  Lead poisoning From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lead poisoning is a medical condition, also known as saturnism, plumbism, or painter’s colic caused by increased blood lead levels. Lead may cause irreversible neurological damage as we…

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What are the steps to diagnosing lead poisoning?

Q: Let’s say a patient presents with fatigue, headaches, gout, aggression, memory loss, sleep disturbance, tremor, slow nerve conduction, and ED. After running a CBC and finding microcytic anemia and leukocytosis, how probable is it that a doctor would say “definetly lead poisoning” BEFORE looking at the urine and finsing sediment, or doing a renal biopsy? People actually in the medical field please help me out? I’m reseaching for my short story and I like to be accurate.

A: So, the first thing I would do if I saw symptoms consistent with lead exposure is take a very good history – for example: how old is the patient’s house (does he have lead based paint on the walls)? What is his water source – i.e. does he have lead contamination in the water/soil? What kind of work does he do – is there occupational exposure? If those questions indicated a possible exposure, then I would order some lab tests – CBC to look for microcytic, hypochromic anemia. A peripheral smear of the blood may show basophilic stippling, (helpful but not limited just to lead poisoning). Based on your symptoms, it sounds like the patient would have had long term exposure to lead, so you could get a blood lead level. Also, in September the FDA approved a new test called the LeadCare II Blood Lead Test System – its done on a sample of venous blood, and results are back in a few minutes. I don’t think a renal biopsy or urine examination is necessary for the diagnosis, BUT I am not an expert on the kidney. Sounds like an interesting story – good luck!

What are the long term effects of lead poisoning?

Q: I have a child that we’ve been testing for a disability. We recently found out from the mom that the girl got lead poisoning as a baby. We know what the short term effects are (they describe her perfectly, too). Is there any research that show what the long term effects of lead poisoning are? Do the effects go away or lessen at all with time?

A: I thnk this website will help you.http://www.lead.org.au/fs/fst7.html

How easy is it to get lead poisoning from making bullets?

Q: My husband recently began making his own bullets. It may sound stupid, but I did not realize until today that bullets are made with lead. The area of the house he is making them in is separate from our main living space and he does have a lock on the door. It just concerns me because we have two young children and I DO NOT want to jeopardize their health so that he can have a hobby. So anyway, how easy it it to get lead poisoning from this and what precautions can we use to prevent this? Thanks in advance.

A: Working with molten lead without proper ventilation can result in lead poisoning. He is doing one thing right and that is to lock the door where he is working to keep the kids out. Not only is there a very real danger from lead poisoning from breathing the fumes, there is a very real danger of severe burns from the molten lead. All lead casting must be done in an area with good ventilation. A fan alone is not good ventilation, it only stirs the air and fumes. Good ventilation means that the lead fumes are REMOVED from the work area to the outside of the house). The work area must be secure so that the kids cannot possibly get to where he is melting and casting the lead. Even if it isn’t spilled on them, their fingers could be badly burned if they picked up a freshly cast bullet.Casting your own bullets can be a fun hobby and can save you considerable money but it absolutely must be done safely or you can be injured by burns or have your health ruined by lead poisoning from breathing the fumes. I have been casting my own bullets for many years and have learned that is fun but is nothing to be taken lightly.