Lead poisoning: low rates of screening and high prevalence among children seen in inner-city emergency departments.
Of 254 children who were 1 to 6 years of age and were tested at two major inner-city emergency departments, 65% had no record of previous lead screening in the previous 30 months, and 71% (97/137) and 50% (58/117), respectively, had blood lead levels > or = 0.48 mumol/L (10 micrograms/dl). The emergency department may be an appropriate resource for lead screening of selected inner-city children.
Wiley
J F
JF
Section of Emergency Medicine, St Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA 19134.
Bell
L M
LM
Rosenblum
L S
LS
Nussbaum
J
J
Tobin
R
R
Henretig
F M
FM
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015143:Philadelphia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014504:Urban Health
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