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plumbism, lead, very strong poison, a person swallows a lead object, inhales lead dust, the poison, stay, serious health problems, a single high, toxic dose of lead, cause severe emergency symptoms, more common, lead poisoning to build up slowly over time, occurs from repeated exposure to small amounts of lead, in this case, there, not be any obvious symptoms, the lead can still cause serious health problems over time, difficulty sleeping, lowered iq in children, lead is much more harmful to children than adults, it, affect children's developing nerves, brains, younger the child, harmful lead, unborn children, the most vulnerable, children get lead in bodies, they put lead objects in mouths, they swallow the lead object, get lead poison on fingers from touching a dusty, peeling lead object, putting fingers in mouths, eating food afterward, tiny amounts of lead, inhaled, testing shows that many children have too much lead in blood, 1 in 20 preschoolers have high levels of lead in blood, child, children living in cities, older houses, more likely to have high levels, lead, very common in gasoline, house paint, no longer made, lead in them, lead is still a health problem, lead is everywhere, dirt, dust, new toys, old house paint, unfortunately, see, taste, smell lead, lead is found in, house paint, 1978, paint is not peeling, a problem, lead paint is very dangerous, it is stripped, sanded, actions release fine lead dust, air, infants, children living in pre-1960's housing, paint often contained lead, have the highest risk of lead poisoning, small children often swallow paint chips, dust from lead-based paint, toys, furniture painted, 1976, painted toys, decorations made outside the, lead bullets, fishing sinkers, curtain weights, plumbing, pipes, faucets, lead, found in drinking water in homes whose pipes were connected, lead solder, new building codes, require lead-free solder, lead is still found in some modern faucets, soil contaminated by decades of car exhaust, years of house paint scrapings, lead is more common in soil near highways, houses, hobbies involving soldering, stained glass, jewelry making, pottery glazing, miniature lead figures, always look at labels, children's paint sets, art supplies, always look at labels, pewter pitchers, dinnerware, storage batteries, many possible symptoms of lead poisoning, lead, affect many different parts, over time, low levels of lead exposure, harm a child's mental development, health problems get worse, the level of lead, in the blood gets higher, complications, reduced iq, slowed body growth, hearing problems, behavior, attention problems, failure at school, kidney damage, symptoms of lead poisoning, irritability, aggressive behavior, low appetite, energy, difficulty sleeping, headaches, reduced sensations, loss of previous developmental skills, in young children, anemia, constipation, abdominal pain, cramping, the first sign of a high, toxic dose of lead poison, very high levels, vomiting, staggering gait, muscle weakness, seizures, coma, can reduce exposure to lead, consider the following steps, suspect you, have leaded paint in house, get advice on safe removal, housing, urban development, hud, at 800-rid-lead, national information center at 800-lead-fyi, keep home, dust free, everyone should wash hands, eating, throw out old painted toys, not know whether the paint contains lead, let tap water run, minute, drinking, cooking, water has been tested high in lead, consider installing an effective filtering device, switch to bottled water, drinking, cooking, avoid canned goods from foreign countries, ban on lead soldered cans goes into effect, imported wine containers have a lead foil wrapper, wipe the rim, neck, the bottle, a towel moistened, lemon juice, vinegar, wine, using, don't store wine, spirits, vinegar-based salad dressings in lead crystal decanters, long periods of time, lead, leach out, liquid, another excellent source of information, national lead information center at (800, 424-5323, try to identify the following information, patient's age, weight, object think had lead, date/time the lead was swallowed, inhaled, amount swallowed, inhaled, someone has severe symptoms from possible lead exposure, vomiting, seizures, symptoms that think, lead poisoning, call local poison control center, national poison control center, 1-800-222-1222, from anywhere, national hotline number, let talk to experts in poisoning, give further instructions, free, confidential service, all local poison control centers, use this national number, have any questions, poisoning, poison prevention, does not need to be an emergency, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except in severe cases where someone has received a high toxic dose, emergency room is not necessary, contact health care provider, public health, suspect possible low-level lead exposure, a blood lead test, identify whether a problem exists, over 10 micrograms per deciliter, concern, in many states, blood screening, young children at risk, lab tests, iron level, complete blood count, coagulation studies, erythrocyte protoporphyrin, bone marrow biopsy, stippled erythroblasts, x-ray, the long bones, abdomen, children whose blood levels, at a moderately concerning level, steps, to identify all major sources of lead exposure, keep the child away from it, follow-up blood testing needed, chelation therapy, remove higher levels of lead, built up, person's body over time, in cases where someone has potentially eaten a high toxic dose of lead, short period of time, following treatments might be done, gastric lavage, bowel irrigation, polyethylene glycol solution, adults, had mildly elevated lead levels often recover, in children, mild lead poisoning, permanent impact on attention, iq, higher lead levels have a greater risk of long-lasting health problems, must be followed, their nerves, muscles, greatly affected, no longer function, they should, body systems harmed to various degrees, kidneys, blood vessels, people who survive toxic lead levels may suffer some permanent brain damage, children, more vulnerable, to serious long-term problems, a complete recovery from chronic lead poisoning, take months to years, symptoms resembling chronic intoxication develop, a period weeks, bleecker ml, et al, differential effects of lead exposure on components of verbal memory, occup environ med, 2005 mar, 62(3), 181-7, chen a, dietrick, kn, ware, jh, et al, iq, blood lead from 2 to 7 years of age, the effects in older children the residual of high blood lead concentrations in 2-year-olds, environ health perspect, 113(5), 597-601, marcus, s, lead toxicity, emedicine, october 4, emedicine, com/emerg/topic293.htm, accessed, eliminating childhood lead poisoning, a federal strategy targeting lead paint hazards, president's task force on environmental health risks, safety risks to children, environmental protection agency, february 2000, available at http://www, epa, 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