Preventing Lead Poisoning In and Around Your Home

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Preventing Lead Poisoning In and Around Your Home

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Lead poisoning is one of the most preventable
environmental diseases among young children,
says Marissa J. Levine, MD, State Health
Commissioner of Virginia. National Lead Poisoning
Prevention Week was held in the month of October
to raise awareness on the steps one can take to
protect their loved ones from the dangers of
lead.
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Lead poisoning among kids is considered to be one
of the most preventable diseases, but thousands
of kids living in the US still manage to show
elevated levels of lead that could be causing
significant damage to their overall health.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
states that more than 4 million households in the
US have kids who have been exposed to high levels
of lead, and close to half a million kids live
with levels that are high enough to cause some
serious and permanent damage. Sounds scary,
doesnt it?
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• Lead poisoning takes place when kids breathe in
  or swallow lead. This can be particularly
  damaging for newborns and kids under the age of
  6. Lead can also pass from the mother to the
  unborn child, with the lowest of levels also
  causing harmful effects. To make matters worse,
  the damages caused by lead poisoning never go
  away as they impact the nervous system and the
  brain, slowing down growth, leading to speech and
  hearing problems and causing problems with
  learning.

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That said, lead poisoning is entirely
preventable. As we become more aware of lead
poisoning, we find more and more sources in our
environment, says Diane Calello, MD, Medical
Director of New Jersey Poison Center. Major
sources of lead poisoning include lead based
bullets, drinking water, lead-contaminated dust,
lead-based paint, soil from homes made prior to
1978, imported food, cosmetics, pottery and even
certain medications.
The only way to prevent damage is to prevent
exposure, and the following steps should help you
ensure that you manage to save your child from
the dangers of lead poisoning.
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Step 1 Test Your Home for Lead
Testing your home for lead is essential if you
have young kids or pregnant women in your
household. This is incredibly essential for homes
made prior to 1978, but you need to check your
surroundings in newer homes as well. If you do
find elevated levels of lead in or around your
home, hire professionals to remove the source of
lead.
Step 2 Test Your Child for Poisoning
Even if your kid seems healthy, make sure to ask
the doc to check them for levels of lead since
the effects of lead poisoning arent noticeable.
A simple blood test can measure the level of lead
in your childs body. Professionals recommend
screening for kids between the ages of 1 and 2.
Step 3 Switch to Lead Free Ammunition
Lead free ammunition is a boon to gun lovers and
hunters. It saves them and the environment around
them from the dangers of lead, and it ensures the
safety of their loved ones and their prized game.
Better yet, lead free bullets are known to cost
the same and are also known to offer a far better
performance as well!
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Dont wait for lead poisoning to take a toll on
your lives to take preventive measures. If
exposure does happen, help is a phone call away.
And even if youre looking to simply educate
yourself more on the dangers of lead poisoning or
are trying to figure out how to truly eradicate
the dangers of lead poisoning around your home,
give the experts a call today!
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