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27 Σεπ 2024 · Exposure to very high levels of lead can severely damage the brain and central nervous system causing coma, convulsions and even death. Children who survive severe lead poisoning may be left with permanent intellectual disability and behavioural disorders.
Protecting children from exposure to lead is important to lifelong good health. Even low levels of lead in blood have been shown to affect IQ, ability to pay attention, and academic achievement. And effects of lead exposure cannot be corrected.
Elevated blood lead level (10 µg/dl or above) has been associated with toxicity in the developing brain and nervous system of young children, leading to lower intelligence quotient (IQ) (1) .
17 Απρ 2024 · Fact Sheet: Blood Lead Levels in Children – fact sheet with information on blood lead levels in children. CDC's Recommended Terminology When Discussing Children's Blood Lead Levels – guidance for interpreting and discussing children's blood lead levels.
2 Απρ 2024 · Children with blood lead levels at or above the BLRV represent those at the top 2.5% with the highest blood lead levels. The documents below refer to a blood-lead level of 10 micrograms per deciliter (μg/dL) as the CDC level of concern for adverse health outcomes in children.
1 Οκτ 2024 · Lead exposures among school-age children are a major public health issue. Although the harmful effects of lead exposure during the first years of life are well known, there is not as much understanding of the effects of low levels of lead exposure during later childhood.
Exposure to lead can harm young children and babies, even before birth. Often, a child with lead poisoning shows no initial signs or symptoms, other than elevated levels of lead in his or her blood. Yale Medicine’s Pediatric Lead Program specializes in treating children with lead poisoning.
