Freddie Grey and Lead Poisoning
According to the Mayo Clinic Health care section the common symptoms of lead poisoning include:
- High Blood Pressure
- Abdominal Pain
- Constipation
- Joint Pains
- Muscle Pains
- Declines in Mental Functioning
- Pain, numbness or tingling of the extremities
- Headaches
- Memory loss
- Mood disorders
- Miscarriage or premature birth in pregnant women
- Weight loss
How do you get lead poisoning?
- Can be found in soil
- Water
- Household dust
- Pottery
- Toys
- Makeup
Complications
- Brain damage
- Damage in kidneys and nervous system
- Seizures
- Unconsciousness
- Death
Treatments
- Chelation therapy- medicine that binds with the lead, which then exits through your urine
- EDTA therapy
Preventions
- Wash toys
- Clean surfaces
- Run cold water to clean pipes
- Don't let your children play on soil
- Eat healthy
Freddy Gray as a child grew up exposed to lead poisoning. So did other children in west Baltimore. A big problem there was a lot of lead in the air do to the peeling of lead paint in that area. Children are more likely to have lead poisoning.
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