Children Playing With Poison: Arsenic Exposure From CCA-treated Wood

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Children Playing With Poison: Arsenic Exposure From CCA-treated Wood

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Deborah L. Baptist,RN, BSN; Nan S Leslie, PhD,RN,WHNP

 

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

 

 

 

Children Playing With Poison: Arsenic Exposure From CCA-treated Wood

Deborah L. Baptist,RN, BSN; Nan S Leslie, PhD,RN,WHNP

Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2008;4(1):48-53. ©2008 Elsevier Science,

Inc.

Posted 04/14/2008

Abstract and Introduction

Abstract

The world of children can involve exposure to many hazards, including toxic

chemicals found in the environment. Arsenic is one of those chemicals.

Sources of such exposure include food, soil, water, and air. However, touching

chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wooden structures or the soil

surrounding

them and then putting a finger in the mouth can raise a child's risk of

arsenic poisoning. Nurse practitioners who provide routine care for children

are

in a position to assess their young patients for arsenic exposure and to

initiate prevention strategies to protect children from exposure to this toxin.

If the nurse practitioner suspects arsenic exposure or poisoning, she or he

should contact the National Poison Control Directory or consult the web page

for state-by-state poison control centers to determine a plan for treatment or

referral.

Deborah Elaine Barrie

4 Catherine Street

Smiths Falls, On

Canada

K7A 3Z8

(613)284-8259

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