Dolcourt J L, Finch C, Coleman G D, Klimas A J, Milar C R
Pediatrics. 1981 Aug;68(2):225-30.
Two families from rural areas of North Carolina had excessive lead exposure which resulted from either recycling exhausted automobile storage batteries in the home or burning the discarded battery casings for home heating. One child developed encephalopathy resulting in permanent brain damage. Decontamination efforts reduced the quantity of lead in the home environment by greater than 50%. Rural children, previously considered to be at low risk, may in fact receive profound exposures which may go unrecognized until encephalopathy occurs. Occupational histories should be obtained from parents in order to detect children at risk from environmental toxins brought into the home on workmen's bodies and clothing.
北卡罗来纳州农村地区的两个家庭因在家中回收废旧汽车蓄电池或燃烧废弃的电池外壳用于家庭取暖而导致铅暴露过量。一名儿童患上脑病，造成永久性脑损伤。去污措施使家庭环境中的铅含量降低了50%以上。农村儿童以前被认为风险较低，但实际上可能会受到严重暴露，在脑病发生之前可能未被察觉。应向家长了解职业史，以便发现因工人身体和衣物携带到家中的环境毒素而面临风险的儿童。
