2010 mid term exam1. Question: In considering the monetary estimates of childhood lead poisoning prevention, list and note the relative importance of the categories of costs and benefits that need to be considered is projecting a cost/benefit ratio. Use a standard housing remediation approach for those expenses. Where does the balance lay? What are the options and barriers to moving it forward?General Effects of Childhood Lead Poisoning When lead in inhaled it, the lead could be deposited in the bones where some essential body function occurs e.g. blood formations, calcium absorption. Lead is also transported in blood stream and deposited in muscle and nerves and blood vessels. The deposition of lead in these organs systems eventually results in the malfunctioning of these organs. These malfunctions could include decrease in bone and muscle growth/co-ordination, damage to the nervous system and other organs of the body. (KidsHealth, 1995-2010) The above mentioned effects could also impair breakdown and use of nutrients by the body, decreased hearing ability. In addition, it affects child growth, in the sense that it has been shown that children with higher blood lead levels may on average be shorter than their genetic potential by 1cm.Effect of Lead on cognition and Behavior of Children: Lead poisoning have been identified as one of the factors responsible for cognitive deficits and mental illness among children. There has been shown a correlation between Blood Lead Level and cognitive functioning in children and infant (Bruce P. Lanphear, 2005). Bruce P et al in a study of Low-level environmental lead exposure and children's intellectual function, showed an inverse relationship between blood lead concentrations and IQ score... ... middle of paper ... ...d (safety gates) to protect the child from falling over and coursing injuries to himself.4. Fire places should be kept off while the child is around, or at least have a steady hedge around the fire-place that would protect the child from falling into the fire.5. Medication should be kept away from the reach of the child to avoid overdose6. Alcoholic beverage should be kept away from the reach of child, to protect the child from alcohol poisoning.7. Door and window should kept lock to protect the child from falling out thus coursing severe injury8. Keep animals and pets away from the child, as they may cause direct harm to the child, or cause allergies to the child.9. Cleaning/washing agents in the bath rooms and kitchen should be locked away to prevent the child from drinking such.10. Matches and lighters should kept away to prevent the child from starting a child.
... water crisis will have a long term affect on those who are consuming this water on a daily basis. Lead attack the brain and can cause coma and possibly death. Children who survive lead poisoning are left with serious health issues such as metal defects and leave a child mentally unstable. Even at lower levels of exposure symptoms such as behavioural changes such as reduced attention span, reduced intelligence quotient (IQ). Children with smaller amount of lead exposure also showed increased anti social behaviour, it also reduces educational attainment. These side effect of high lead exposure can leave children scarred for life. The water crisis in Flint Michigan car scar children for life. This could all be resolved if they could come to an agreement and replace the water pipes, allowing for cleaner and healthier water to be accessible to citizens in Flint Michigan.
P1: To outline why children and young people may need to be looked after away from their families.
In a playground sits a teenager on the swing, she bask in the bliss, as she swings care-freely, without minding any injuries she might suffer as a result of not being cautious of falling off. In other, to avoid accidents, different precautions are required and should be observed. Like for example, when crossing the road, teenagers and kids should observe road safety signs, use safety equipment when necessary and obey traffic rules for crossing the road. Furthermore, there
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Lead toxicity has been an area of unending research in recent years. There have been positive and negative correlation’s relating its toxic effects to both child developmental deficiencies and adult regression problems. This review will focus on the problems associated with the children. It will discuss various routes of entry of lead into the child’s system, both prenatally and postnatally, the mechanisms employed by lead to cause the dysfunction’s, and some of the neurological deficits believed to be caused by the lead exposure.
Are curious about everyday objects and how they work. Your child may try turning knobs, pushing buttons, and opening drawers and cupboards. This is why it’s a good idea to put safety locks on doorknobs or cabinets you don’t want them getting in to so they can’t get too curious and discover something they shouldn’t.
The legislation regarding safeguarding and chid protection ensures that all the children are safe, secure and protected from any kind of potential harm which may affect their health or development.
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Once used for varying applications, lead is now known for its toxicity in the human body. Dr. Gary Goldstein, the chief executive of Kennedy Krieger Institute wrote, “Exposure to excessive amounts of inorganic lead during toddler years may produce lasting adverse effects upon brain function (Goldstein 1990).” Lead poisoning awareness has become increasingly prevalent in the American government, with lead poisoning testing recommended as early as nine to twelve months of age (Health and Human Services 2011). This paper will explain briefly lead’s history and industrial uses, as well as give an in-depth analysis on lead’s exposure to children and how it affects their developing brains.
...nvironment the children are in is a safe area that is provide with security and first aid. I really enjoy learning the policy about late pick, this really informed me more also on the word abandonment.
This ensures that the practitioner takes necessary steps to protect a child and also promote their welfare. A practitioner will also need to promote good health of children and take appropriate action to prevent the spread of infection when a child is ill. Within the setting practitioners must work effectively to ensure that they manage the children’s behaviour effectively which is relevant to their age and stage of development.
The first requirement for a good program for young children and any other children are the safety provided for them. Children should feel safe in their surroundings in the program that they will enter. Parents should always ask and know the safety precautions each program serves. Knowing the precaution the program does to visitors, drop off and pick ups, and around the whole facility is important. A good program should have a policy for visitors. It is also important to know that the program has a good policy for children’s drop off and pick up. To assure a secure facility to the safety of the children a program should not only be safe for them but for the whole environment.
...ing the TO, such as if an individual is put in a seclusion room, there should be a window and the person should be supervised for the entire time, the room should also be clean, appropriately lit and empty of all unnecessary items to reduce the chance of injury or property damage (Ryan et al., 2007). Also if partial ETO is being used, such as in a classroom, the child should be in full view of the teacher and be able to be supervised accordingly, again they should be out of reach of anything they could use to harm themselves or others (Ryan et al., 2007).
Symptoms of lead poisoning include loss of appetite, weakness, anemia, vomiting, and convulsions, sometimes leading to permanent brain damage or death. Children who ingest chips of old, lead-containing paint or are exposed to dust from the deterioration of such paint may exhibit symptoms. Levels of environmental lead considered nontoxic may also be involved in increased hypertension in a significant number of persons, according to studies released in the mid-1980s. As a result, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in recent years have been revising downward the levels of environmental lead that it would consider safe.
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