Is Your Child at Risk for Lead Poisoning?
If you answer YES to ANY of the following AT RISK questions your child is more likely to have lead poisoniong.
- Does your child live in or regularly visit a house or child care center built before 1978?
- Does your child have a brother, sister or playmate who has been lead poisoned?
- Does your child frequently come in contact with a person who works in an industry using lead such as a battery factory, smelter or a radiator shop?
- Does your child frequently come in contact with a person who has has a hobby that uses lead like stained glass, fishing or reloading ammunition?
- Is your child a recent immigrant from a country where the use of lead in consumer products is not restricted?
- Is your child a member of a minority group?
- Is your child enrolled in Hoosier Healthwise (Medicaid)?
- Is your child ever treated with traditional remedies that may contain lead such as arzacon or greta?
- Is your child ever exposed to traditional cosmetics that may contain lead such as kohl?
The only sure way to know if your child is lead poisoned is to have a blood test.
Often there are no immediately recognizable effects of lead poisoning. In acute lead poisoning cases the following signs may appear.
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Tiredness Sleep problems Dizziness Irritability Nervousness Headaches Difficulty concentrating Depression Forgetfulness Hyperactivity (children) Numbness |
Wrist or foot drop Weakness Clumsiness Joint and muscle pain Vomiting Loss of Appetite Stomach aches Constipation Metal taste in mouth Problems having healthy children |
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