MINUTES OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO STUDY LEAD POISONING Hotel Statler - Washington, D, C, - March 2h, 195U Present were* DR, JOHN H.

rWa tllHdren wilt be tested for lead poisoning under a 000 IgWpnlnt jfwisonlneAtm- troi pn^?

Symptoms of lead poisoning.

in urin and P0P* in srythroeytee is highly specific for the action of lead* fconoept of poisoning * Poisoning 5.a present if physical9 mental and/or social well being has been impaired?

The w riter has had the opportunity of observing 93 cases of a ll grades and not one of them remotely suggested the ordinary clin ical picture of chronic lead poisoning.

Lead poisoning occurs when child chew* or months an ofc-j 1 feel painted with a paint eon-

Such data are known for some cases of lead poison ing.

It is fair to say that lead exposure sufficiently great to produce lead poisoning, is quite infrequent in its occurrence among brush painters.

_* deim and trval incidents of lead-based paint poisoning.

_* deim and trval incidents of lead-based paint poisoning.

These cases vary-from relatively mild lead poisoning of the gastro-enteric type, to severe disabling and persistent lead colic, ana even to a perfectly typical case of bilateral wrist drop.

Pediatrics, 46:389, 1970, LEAD POISONING, AMBULATORY TREATMENT OF LEAD POISONING, EDTA IN TREATMENT OF LEAD POISONING, PENICILLAMINE IN SUBCLINICAL LEAD POISONING.

Although exceptions occur, they usually remain in the blood as long *"Lead Poisoning" - Report of the Committee on Lead Poisoning.

V" ' , Claimant a lle g e s lead poisoning.

JOHN HOPKINS LEAT ANTIDOTE RESEARCH A request for assistance on a study looking toward an anti dote for 1e:d poisoning, undertaken by Ir.