23 children's lead level now normal
By Wang Qingchu |
January 8, 2011, Saturday
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THE Health authority in Anhui Province said the levels of lead in 23 children who were said to have been poisoned by the heavy metal are normal and they will be discharged from hospital soon.
Blood tests conducted by the provincial disease control center showed the heavy metal level was normal, Anhui Provincial Health Bureau said in a -statement released on Thursday, the Beijing News reported yesterday.
The Huaining County government said earlier that 28 children had been admitted into Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital for excessive levels of lead in their blood.
When asked why the tests conducted by the children's hospital and the disease control center showed different results, an official with the provincial Health Department told the Oriental Morning Post that the samples were collected from different places and at different times.
On Tuesday, the hospital collected initial blood samples from a prick on the fingertips of the children, which only gives very basic information. On Wednesday, the center took blood from the veins, which gives a more precise reading and is also known as a venous test, Oriental Morning Post reported yesterday.
According to guidance on the heavy metal poisoning released by the Ministry of Health, venous blood tests must be taken to confirm results if initial tests show lead levels in blood exceeds 100 micrograms per liter in children.
The disease center can run the tests on other children besides the 23 if the parents wish it, officials with the health bureau said.
The children were away from the toxic environment and doctors have prescribed food therapies to speed up the excretion of the metal.
Lead levels can drop within a very short period since children have a higher metabolism, Dr Hua Shan of the children's hospital said on Thursday night.
Three children from Xinshan community were found to have elevated lead level in their blood at the children's hospital on December 24. Later checks on 280 children found that more than 200 had high levels of the metal,
Borui Battery Co Ltd, close to Xinshan community in Gaohe Town, is said to be to blame for the poisoning, the county government said.
Blood tests conducted by the provincial disease control center showed the heavy metal level was normal, Anhui Provincial Health Bureau said in a -statement released on Thursday, the Beijing News reported yesterday.
The Huaining County government said earlier that 28 children had been admitted into Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital for excessive levels of lead in their blood.
When asked why the tests conducted by the children's hospital and the disease control center showed different results, an official with the provincial Health Department told the Oriental Morning Post that the samples were collected from different places and at different times.
On Tuesday, the hospital collected initial blood samples from a prick on the fingertips of the children, which only gives very basic information. On Wednesday, the center took blood from the veins, which gives a more precise reading and is also known as a venous test, Oriental Morning Post reported yesterday.
According to guidance on the heavy metal poisoning released by the Ministry of Health, venous blood tests must be taken to confirm results if initial tests show lead levels in blood exceeds 100 micrograms per liter in children.
The disease center can run the tests on other children besides the 23 if the parents wish it, officials with the health bureau said.
The children were away from the toxic environment and doctors have prescribed food therapies to speed up the excretion of the metal.
Lead levels can drop within a very short period since children have a higher metabolism, Dr Hua Shan of the children's hospital said on Thursday night.
Three children from Xinshan community were found to have elevated lead level in their blood at the children's hospital on December 24. Later checks on 280 children found that more than 200 had high levels of the metal,
Borui Battery Co Ltd, close to Xinshan community in Gaohe Town, is said to be to blame for the poisoning, the county government said.
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