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Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels The following is the abstract and an extract (reprinted with permission) from Pediatrics, Vol 101 No 6 Jun 1998 p1072. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/101/6/1072.full.html http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/101/6/1072.full.pdf+html AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Committee on Environmental Health ABSTRACT. Although recent data continue to demonstrate a decline in the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in children, lead remains a common, preventable, environmental health threat. Because recent epidemiologic data have shown that lead exposure is still common in certain communities in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued new guidelines endorsing universal screening in areas with >27% of housing built before 1950 and in populations in which the percentage of 1- and 2-year-olds with elevated BLLs is >12%. For children living in other areas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends targeted screening based on risk-assessment during specified pediatric visits. In this statement, The American Academy of Pediatrics supports these new guidelines and provides an update on screening for elevated blood lead levels (BLLs). The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that pediatricians continue to provide anticipatory guidance to parents in an effort to prevent lead exposure (primary prevention). Additionally, pediatricians should increase their efforts to screen children at risk for lead exposure to find those with elevated BLLs (secondary prevention). RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENT
The recommendations in this statement do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate. |
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