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Recognizing Adult Lead Poisoning for Health Care Professionals



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  • Corporate Authors:
    Georgia. Department of Public Health
  • Description:
    Lead Poisoning Symptoms: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that a blood lead level (BLL) of 5 µg/dL or greater can result in lead poisoning. The signs and symptoms generally become more noticeable as BLLs increase and with chronic lead exposure. Asking about Patients' Occupation: About 95% of adult lead poisonings are caused by occupational exposures. Ask your patients if they or someone they live with works in any of these workplaces or occupations: Air conditioning; Auto repair industry; Battery manufacturing; Construction; Firing range and gunsmithing; Glass manufacturing; Law enforcement; Lead manufacturing; Painting; Plastic manufacturing; Plumbing and pipe-fitting; Recycling of metal, electronics, and batteries; Rubber manufacturing; Shipbuilding; Solid waste incinerating; Welding. Inquiring about Patients' Living Specifics: The following questions may aid you in identifying sources of exposure: Does the patient live in a home constructed before 1978? (The paint and plumbing may contain lead) Does the patient live in an inner-city with older rental homes? Does the patient live near a lead source, such as a battery recycling center? Does the patient live with someone with an identified elevated BLL or who works in a lead-related industry? Does the patient cook or store food in traditional ceramic pottery imported from Latin America or Asian countries? Does the patient use cosmetics imported from India, the Middle East or West Asia, such as Kohl or Surma? [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    Georgia Department of Public Health
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Guidance
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    1-2
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20066498
  • Citation:
    Atlanta, GA: Georgia Department of Public Health, 2020 Jun; :1-2
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2020
  • Performing Organization:
    Georgia State Department of Public Health, Atlanta
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20150701
  • Source Full Name:
    Recognizing adult lead poisoning for health care professionals
  • End Date:
    20260630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:8ed863365e83f76f6969c9e6e522099087cb88efe6867ca27e2412faaefafc726e2b998316a463861aaf879548ac4865b798adb8a1166d24aca6c610d0681ceb
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