A decrease in the sale of lead products may have helped reduce
the number of lead poisoning cases seen in children, especially
in Richmond County, report health officials. Children ages 1 to
2 should be tested for lead, and Richmond County Health Director
Tommy Jarrell said doctors who find a blood lead level greater
than 6-10,000 micrograms in a child should follow up with
another lead test within six months. If more than 10-19,000 mg
of lead are detected in a child’s blood, the parents will be
asked to have the child tested every three months and the
parents can notify the Health Department, who may recommend a
home inspection. When over 20,000 mg are detected, testing is
mandatory. “In the past years, we have had none over 20,000 mg,
but we have had some with 10-19,000 mg,” said Jarrell. “In the
last few months we’ve only had one elevated case, and the
parents wanted the testing in their home. A health inspector
determined it was mini-blinds, which were old and from a foreign
country.” According to Ted A.