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LeadCare II is easy to use and provides quick results to help with early intervention for healthier children.
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Lead poisoning in children is a serious chronic disease that can lead to learning difficulties and behavior problems. However, signs of childhood lead poisoning may not be evident right away. The only way to know is through a blood test.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that “children should be tested at least once when they are 2 years of age or, ideally, twice, at 1 and 2 years of age, unless lead exposure can be confidently excluded.” 1
LeadCare II Benefits:
- Fast and easy - The simple fingerstick (just two drops of blood) is easier than other tests, which require blood drawn from a vein.
- Saves time - no trip to doctor office, no lab send outs required, no follow up calls to lab for results, no redraws due to sample problems.
- Immediate results - in 3 minutes you have the information you need.
- Improved efficiency - no child lost to “follow up.”
Who is at risk for lead exposure?
Children are considered at risk if any of the following are true2
- Child lives in or frequently visits a home or building built before 1950, or a recently renovated home/building built before 1978.
- Child has a sibling or frequent playmate with elevated blood lead levels.
- Child’s parent or principal caregiver works with lead. Examples include: battery recycling or manufacture, lead smelting, lead mining, auto repair, shipbuilding, construction, plumbing, and glass manufacture.3
- Child is a recent immigrant, refugee, or foreign adoptee.
- Child has a household member who uses traditional, folk, or ethnic remedies or cosmetics or who routinely eats food imported informally (e.g., by a family member).
Lifelong impact. Lead poisoning can take a serious toll on a growing mind and body, with lifelong effects on cognitive development and behavior4. Lead poisoning affects the central nervous system, kidneys, and blood-forming organs. Lead exposure is associated with learning and behavior problems and even reduced income in adulthood.
No safe level. Scientific evidence is growing that even low levels of lead in the blood may cause learning and behavior problems.
Healthy foods. A doctor can advise about simple measures, such as a healthful diet with enough calcium, iron and Vitamin C, to help prevent the effects of lead.
Please Note: LeadCare II products can be sold and shipped only within the United States.
1 American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Environmental Health. Lead Exposure in Children: Prevention, Detection, and Management. Policy Statement. Pediatrics. 2005; 116: 1036-1046. Affirmed Jan. 2009.
2 Wengrovitz AM, Brown, MJ. Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Medicaid-Eligible Children Aged 1-5 Years: an Updated Approach to Targeting a Group at High Risk. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. August, 7, 2009; 58(RR09). www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5809.pdf. Accessed Jan 2012.
3 Lead Toxicity: Who is at Risk of Lead Exposure? CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM). www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/lead/docs/lead.pdf. Accessed Jan 2012
4 Lidsky, TI. Lead neurotoxicity in children: basic mechanisms and clinical correlates. Brain. 2003;126:5-19.
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LeadCare II Test Kit
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Please Read this Important Information Related to the FDA Safety Communication released May 17, 2017, to Customers of All LeadCare Blood Lead Testing Systems.
FDA Safety Communication| Faq | What is LeadCare II Blood Lead Testing System?
How does the LeadCare II system work?
Can the LeadCare II test for other things?
How does LeadCare II differ from other blood lead tests?
In contrast, traditional lead testing methods require sending the test to an outside lab. With traditional tests, a blood sample (capillary or venous) is collected in the doctor’s office or clinic and sent out for testing at a reference lab, or the child is sent to another laboratory to have their blood collected and then sent out for analysis. Traditional testing methods require physicians to wait days to weeks for results, and parents must be called back for follow up. With LeadCare II, testing is performed while the parent and child are in the office, providing the perfect opportunity for education and intervention all in one visit. What is involved in performing a test with the LeadCare II?
Is the LeadCare II test reimbursable?
Does my state require blood lead testing?
Each state has its own regulations governing testing for children who are not enrolled in Medicaid. For help as you evaluate the current testing requirements in your state, call LeadCare II Product Support at 800-275-0102. Who can perform the test?
What is a CLIA-waived test?
How do I obtain a CLIA Certificate of Waiver?
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What is lead poisoning?
How does lead exposure occur?
Why are children especially vulnerable?
Which children should be tested?
Can I tell if my child has too much lead in his/her body?
What happens if a child is found to have elevated blood levels of lead?
Is there any safe level of lead?
Are adults affected by lead poisoning?
Are women who are pregnant and breast-feeding at risk of lead poisoning?
What can I do to prevent lead poisoning?
- Lead poisoning occurs when too much lead builds up in the body. Exposure to even small amounts can cause health and learning problems in children – most notably long-term consequences in academic achievement and behavior problems. However, most children with elevated lead levels don’t have obvious symptoms, and problems associated with learning and behavior may not appear until they reach school-age.
How does lead exposure occur?
- Lead exposure occurs when a person inhales lead-containing fumes or dust or swallows something that contains lead. Lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust are the main sources of exposure for U.S. children.
Although lead-based paints were banned for use in U.S. housing in 1978, most homes built before then contain some lead-based paint, which releases into the air and into dust when it deteriorates.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 24 million housing units have deteriorated lead paint and elevated levels of lead-contaminated house dust – about 1 in every 3 U.S. housing units may have lead paint hazards.
The CDC notes other sources of lead include tap water from corroded pipes, candy from Mexico, some traditional medicines used by East Indian, Indian, Middle Eastern, West Asian, and Hispanic cultures, some toys and toy jewelry, and artificial turf. For more information, see www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/tips/sources.htm
Why are children especially vulnerable?
- Toddlers and young children tend to explore with their hands and frequently put them in their mouths. As young children crawl on the floor and reach windows, railings, and walls, they may inhale dust from peeling and chipping lead-based paint or ingest paint chips. Children under six years of age are biologically more sensitive to lead, due to rapid brain and organ development, when the body readily takes up lead—mistaking it for calcium. Therefore, children who are low in calcium or have iron-deficient anemia may have an ever greater uptake of lead.
Which children should be tested?
- Federal law requires that all Medicaid enrolled children be tested at 12 and 24 months and 3 to 6 years if they have not previously been tested. Beyond this federal requirement, state mandates and guidelines vary. For information about your state’s specific testing requirements contact Product Support at 800-275-0102.
Can I tell if my child has too much lead in his/her body?
- Children with elevated levels of lead in their bodies often do not seem sick. Some initial symptoms are very general – including headache, stomach pain, lack of appetite or energy, constipation, agitation, clumsiness, and sleepiness – which all could have other causes. In extreme cases, a child may have vomiting, stupor and convulsions and require emergency attention.
A simple blood test using the LeadCare II at your local public health clinic or family doctor can reveal if your child has too much lead in their blood. This test involves taking a few drops of blood from your child’s fingertip. Children who test positive initially should have a confirmatory test using a venous sample and performed by a clinical laboratory. Adults who think they may have been exposed to too much lead at work, through a hobby, or a home renovation project should also be tested.
What happens if a child is found to have elevated blood levels of lead?
- Your doctor is the best person to help explain what to do if your child has elevated blood lead levels. The best way to lower an elevated blood lead level is to prevent continued exposure to lead, and to make sure your child is receiving good nutrition, as having enough calcium and iron is important to help slow the body’s uptake of lead. For very high blood lead levels, a doctor may prescribe medicine that combines with lead so the body can get rid of it more easily. It is recommended that all children with elevated levels receive ongoing monitoring.
Preventing exposure to lead involves both temporary measures to create barriers between the child and the sources of lead exposure, as well as measures to remove the lead sources permanently. See below, “What can I do to prevent lead poisoning?” for more details.
Is there any safe level of lead?
- No level of lead in the blood can be defined as safe. Evidence has been building regarding health and developmental problems in children with blood levels below 10 μg/dL, which traditionally was regarded as the level of concern. An advisory panel of the CDC now recommends that children with blood levels as low as 5 μg/dL be identified as having elevated levels and be monitored. Even such low levels may harm a child’s cardiovascular, immunological, and endocrine health, with consequences for that individual and for overall public health. While the effects of lead appear to be irreversible, eliminating lead exposure can reduce further damage.
Are adults affected by lead poisoning?
- Yes, adults can become lead poisoned, most frequently from the workplace and hobbies. Lead in adults can affect the central nervous and gastrointestinal systems and can cause chronic kidney disease as well as other health problems.
Are women who are pregnant and breast-feeding at risk of lead poisoning?
- According to the CDC, prenatal lead exposure has known influences on maternal health, infant birth and neurodevelopment outcomes. Because bone lead stores are activated during pregnancy for women with prior lead exposure, lead released into maternal blood and breast milk can adversely affect the fetus or newborn. Talk to your doctor about lead and blood lead testing if you think you may be at risk.
What can I do to prevent lead poisoning?
- The best way to prevent lead poisoning among young children is to remove the source of lead. To prevent exposure, especially in homes built before 1978, the CDC recommends:
- Contact your local health department about testing paint and dust from your home.
- Make sure a child does not have access to peeling paint or chewable surfaces painted with lead-based paint.
- Create barriers between children and lead sources until clean-up is complete.
- Regularly wet mop floors, damp sponge walls and all horizontal surfaces and vacuum with a high efficiency particulate air vacuum (HEPA vac). Cleaning is a temporary solution until the lead can be completely removed.
- Pregnant women and children should stay away from pre-1978 homes if renovation is underway.
- Regularly wash children’s hands, especially before eating.
- Regularly wash children’s toys.
- Prevent children from playing in bare soil, opting instead for sandboxes or for planting grass. This is especially true of areas that are within one block of a major highway or busy street, as lead that was once in gasoline may have accumulated in the soil.
- Give your children foods that are high in calcium and iron, such as meat, beans, spinach, and low-fat dairy products. This can help reduce the amount of lead absorbed by the body.
LeadCare II Analyzer
LeadCare II Test Kit
Please Note: LeadCare II products can be sold and shipped only within the United States.
- Analyzer
- AC adapter and internal power plug set
- 4 AA alkaline batteries
- Quick Reference Guide
- LeadCare II Flash Drive (contains User’s Guide and Instructional Videos)
LeadCare II Test Kit
- 48 Blood Lead Sensors
- 48 LeadCare Treatment Reagent Tubes
- 50 LeadCare II Heparinized Cappillary Tubes and Plungers
- 50 LeadCare II Droppers
- Level 1 Control
- Level 2 Control
- Calibration Button
- LeadCare II Package Insert
- LeadCare Labels, Worksheets, and Assayed Control Sheet
Please Note: LeadCare II products can be sold and shipped only within the United States.
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| Sterile | No |
