• Avoid leaving the food cooked in earthenware containers or tin.
• Do not take the land or face paint remains
• Wash with soap and water, toys and pacifiers if they have remained in the soil.
• Choose low-traffic locations for playing or exercising outdoors.
• Keep windows closed at times of heavy traffic.
• Do not keep at home or nearby disused vehicle batteries.
• Take care of personal hygiene: wash hands and face frequently and take a daily bath.
• Ensure the hygiene of food and diet: Make sure your children eat healthy foods with adequate amounts of iron and calcium, because these minerals help reduce the absorption of lead. Iron deficiency, Calcium, Zinc and ascorbate, may result in greater absorption of lead, whereas a high intake of fat and inadequate in calories, increases the absorption of this metal.
• If you suspect high levels of lead in your home, do check your home to detect the presence of lead hazards, including taps.
• Do not enter the household work clothing contaminated with lead.
• Let the water run a few minutes to open the faucet, it is sufficient to prevent possible ingestion of lead in places where the pipes that carry water are very ancient.
Diagnosis and treatment of blood lead levels or lead poisoning
The diagnosis of lead poisoning is often difficult because the clinical picture is subtle and the symptoms are nonspecific. The difficulty increases when the source of lead exposure is unusual.
The diagnosis includes clinical examination of the pathological history of the patient, to find new potential sources of exposure.
While the most commonly used laboratory test to detect the presence of lead in blood, called atomic absorption spectrometry in graphite chamber.
Eliminating the source of exposure is the most important step in the treatment of poisoning. If blood lead is greater than 60 ug/dL19 requires a treatment called chelation.
Edetato chelators used are calcium disodium (EDTA), dimercaprol (BAL) and succimer (DMSA).
According to the blood lead levels will require hospitalization or not to perform the treatment.
You can also symptomatic treatment instituted.
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Lead accumulated in brain, liver or kidneys, can be eliminated with proper treatment and a diet rich in calcium, zinc and iron. The removal treatment may last from 4 to 6 months if the person remains in contact with metal. However, when the lead is embedded in the bones, the time of disposal may take up to 25 years.
The chelation therapy has decreased mortality.
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