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Ukuphethwa kwe-lead kwenzeka lapho i-lead iqala ukuhlala emzimbeni wakho izinyanga noma iminyaka eminingi. Ngisho namazinga amancane e-lead angabangela izinkinga zezempilo ezinzima, ikakhulukazi kubantwana nabesifazane abakhulelwe.
Leli metali eliyingozi lingangena emzimbeni wakho ngochuku, amanzi, upende, noma umhlabathi ogqunywe yi-lead. Uma selingene, i-lead iphazamisa cishe yonke insimbi emzimbeni wakho, kusukela ebuchosheni nasezinzwa zakho kuya ezinkingeni nasegazini. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuphethwa kwe-lead kuvimbeka ngokuphelele, futhi ngokwelashwa okufanele, imiphumela eminingi ingaphathwa kahle.
Ukuphethwa kwe-lead kwenzeka lapho i-lead ihlangana emzimbeni wakho ngokushesha kunokuba umzimba wakho ukwazi ukuyisusa. Umzimba wakho uphatha i-lead njenge-calcium, uyigcina emathanjeni nasemazinyweni lapho ingahle ihlale khona amashumi eminyaka.
Ngokungafani nezinye izinto eziyingozi umzimba wakho ongaziqeda, i-lead ayinamazinga aphephile ohlelweni lwakho. Ngisho namazinga amancane angabangela ukulimala, ikakhulukazi ebuchosheni nasezinzwa ezikhulayo. Abantwana abaneminyaka engaphansi kwemihlanu ubudala babhekene nezingozi eziphezulu ngoba imizimba yabo ithatha i-lead kalula kunabantu abadala, futhi amabuchosho abo asakhula.
Isimo sikhula kancane kancane, ngokuvamile ngaphandle kwezimpawu ezicacile kuze kube yilapho amazinga e-lead eba aphezulu kakhulu. Lokhu kwenza ukuhlolwa okuvamile kubaluleke kakhulu kubantwana nabantu abasesimweni esingozi.
Izimpawu zokuphethwa kwe-lead zivame ukuvela kancane kancane futhi zingaphambaniswa kalula nezinye izinkinga zezempilo ezivamile. Abantu abaningi abazi ukuthi banokuphethwa kwe-lead kuze kube yilapho ukuhlolwa kwegazi kuveza amazinga aphezulu.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongaziqaphela:
Abantwana bangabonisa ezinye izimpawu abazali okufanele bazibheke. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukubambezeleka ekuthuthukiseni, ubunzima ekufundeni, izinkinga zokuzwa, noma ukushintsha kokuziphatha njengokwanda kokucasuka noma ukukhahlela.
Ezimweni ezinzima, izimpawu ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zingase zenzeke. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukubamba, i-coma, noma ukubambezeleka okukhulu ekuthuthukiseni kubantwana. Abesifazane abakhulelwe abanokuphethwa kwe-lead bangase babe nokulahlekelwa umntwana noma ukuzalwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi, yize lezi zinkinga zingavamile ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha.
Ukuphethwa kwe-lead kuvela ekudalweni kwe-lead endaweni yakho, ngokuvamile ngemithombo ongayilindele. Imbangela evamile namuhla upende oluqukethe i-lead emizini yasendulo, ikakhulukazi leyo eyakhiwe ngaphambi kuka-1978.
Imithombo eminingi yansuku zonke ingakudalela i-lead:
Imithombo engavamile kodwa ebalulekile ihlanganisa ezinye izinto zokuzilibazisa njengomsebenzi we-stained glass, ukudoba ngezisindo ze-lead, noma ukulungisa ifenisha yasendulo. Ukudalwa emsebenzini kungase kwenzeke emisebenzini ethile, yize imithetho yokuphepha emsebenzini iye yanciphisa kakhulu le ngozi.
Imithombo engavamile ekufanele uyazi ngayo ihlanganisa imithi yendabuko, ezinye izinongo ezithengiswa kwamanye amazwe, nezinto zasendulo noma zasendulo njengefenisha yasendulo ependekile noma izinto zokuhlobisa ezivela kwamanye amazwe.
Kufanele ubheke udokotela uma uthi ukhona ukudalwa kwe-lead, ikakhulukazi uma uhlala endlini eyakhiwe ngaphambi kuka-1978 noma uqaphele izimpawu ezikukhathazayo. Ungalindi kuze kube yilapho izimpawu ezinzima zivele, njengoba ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kwenza ukwelashwa kube nomphumela kakhulu.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti ngokushesha uma uhlushwa ubuhlungu bekhanda obuqhubekayo, izinkinga zesisu, noma ukukhathala okungapheli ngisho nalapho ukhuluphuka. Abazali kufanele baqaphele kakhulu ngokubambezeleka ekuthuthukiseni noma ukushintsha kokuziphatha kubantwana.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma wena noma umntanakho enezimpawu ezinzima njengokubamba, ukungazi lutho okukhulu, noma ukugabha okuqhubekayo. Lezi zimpawu, yize zingavamile, zidinga ukunakekelwa okusheshayo.
Ukuhlolwa okuvamile kunconywa kubantwana abahlala ezindaweni noma ezimweni ezingozi. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthola ukuthi ukuhlolwa kufanele yini emindenini yakho.
Izici eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okudalwa kwe-lead nokuphethwa kwayo. Ukuqonda lezi zici zengozi kukusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele zokuzivimba wena nomndeni wakho.
Izingozi ezibaluleke kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Abantwana babhekene nezingozi eziphezulu ngoba bathatha i-lead ngokuphumelelayo kunabantu abadala futhi ngokuvamile bahlanganyela ekuziphatheni kokubeka izandla emlonyeni okwandisa ukudalwa. Amabuchosho abo asakhula nawo abuthakathaka kakhulu emiphumeleni eyingozi ye-lead.
Izici zokudla zingathinta ukufunwa kwe-lead. Ukungabi ne-iron, i-calcium, noma i-vitamin C kungase kukhulise ukuthi umzimba wakho uthatha kangakanani i-lead endaweni. Ukugcina ukudla okuhle kungasiza ekuphishekeleni le ngozi.
Ukuphethwa kwe-lead kungathinta izinhlelo eziningi zomzimba, okungenzeka kube nezinkinga zezempilo zesikhashana nezesikhathi eside. Ukubaluleka kwezinhlanganisela ngokuvamile kuncike emazingeni okudalwa kwe-lead nokuthi kuqhubeka isikhathi esingakanani.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile okufanele uzazi zihlanganisa:
Kubantwana, ngisho namazinga aphansi okudalwa kwe-lead angabangela izinkinga ezihlala njalo zokufunda nokuziphatha. Le miphumela ingase ingabonakali kuze kube yilapho sekusekhona iminyaka yesikolo lapho izidingo zemfundo nezokuxhumana zanda.
Izinhlanganisela ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zingase zihlanganise ukonakala okukhulu kobuchopho, ukubamba, noma i-coma, ikakhulukazi ngezinga eliphezulu kakhulu le-lead. Abesifazane abakhulelwe bangase babe nezinkinga zokukhulelwa, yize lokhu kungavamile ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha nokwelashwa.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinhlanganisela eziningi zingavimbeka ngokutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokwelashwa okufanele. Eminye imiphumela, ikakhulukazi kubantwana, ingase ilunge ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngokusebenzisana okufanele nokwesekwa.
Ukuphethwa kwe-lead kuvimbeka ngokuphelele ngezinyathelo ezifanele nokuqonda. Okubalulekile ukuthola nokukhipha imithombo ye-lead endaweni yakho ngaphambi kokudalwa.
Nazi izindlela ezisebenza kakhulu zokuvimbela:
Uma uhlela ukulungisa ikhaya, qasha ochwepheshe abaqeqeshwe abalandela izindlela zokusebenza eziphephile ze-lead. Ungalokothi uzama ukususa upende oluqukethe i-lead ngokwakho ngokusula noma ukukhahlela, njengoba lokhu kudala uthuli oluyingozi.
Emindenini enabantwana abancane, ukudala indawo ephephile ye-lead kubaluleke kakhulu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuhlanza njalo, ukudla okufanele, nokuqapha ngokucophelela ngezimpahla ezithengiswa kwamanye amazwe ezingase ziqukethe i-lead.
Ukuphethwa kwe-lead kuhlolwa ngokuhlolwa okulula kwegazi okuqapha inani le-lead egazini lakho. Lokhu kuhlolwa kuyindlela ethembekile kakhulu yokuthola ukuthi unokuphethwa kwe-lead nokuthi kungaba nzima kangakanani.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzokuncoma ukuhlolwa uma unezimpawu zokuphethwa kwe-lead noma izingozi ezaziwayo. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi kuyashesha futhi kungenziwa ehhovisi lika-dokotela wakho noma elabhoratri.
Amazinga e-lead egazini aqapha ngama-micrograms nge-deciliter (μg/dL). I-CDC ibheka noma yiliphi izinga le-5 μg/dL noma ngaphezulu kubantwana njengengqondo yokukhathazeka. Kubantu abadala, amazinga angaphezu kwe-10 μg/dL ngokuvamile adinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Kungenzeka ukuthi kudingeka ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe kuye ngemiphumela yakho nezimpawu zakho. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukuhlolwa kwe-anemia, ukusebenza kwesibindi, noma ukuhlolwa kokuthuthuka kwabantwana. Udokotela wakho angase afune futhi ukuthola umthombo wokudalwa kwe-lead ukuvimbela ukungcola okwengeziwe.
Ukuphathwa kokuphethwa kwe-lead kugxile ekususeni umthombo wokudalwa nokusiza umzimba wakho ukuba ususe i-lead ehlanganisiwe. Indlela ethile ixhomeke emazingeni e-lead nasezimeni zakho zempilo.
Ngokuphethwa kwe-lead okuthambile kuya kokuphakathi, ukwelashwa ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa:
Ezimweni zokuphethwa kwe-lead okunzima, udokotela wakho angase akuncome ukwelashwa kwe-chelation. Lokhu ukwelashwa kusebenzisa imithi ekhethekile ehlanganisa i-lead emzimbeni wakho, kuyisusa ngomchamo. I-Chelation ngokuvamile igcinelwe amazinga aphezulu kakhulu e-lead ngenxa yemiphumela emibi engase ibe khona.
Kubantwana abanokuphethwa kwe-lead, izinsizakalo zokungenela kwangaphambi kwesikhathi zingasiza ekuqondeni ukubambezeleka ekuthuthukiseni noma ubunzima ekufundeni. Lezi nsizakalo zingase zihlanganise ukwelashwa kokukhuluma, ukwelashwa komsebenzi, noma ukusekela imfundo ekhethekile.
Ingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu yokwelashwa iwukuvimbela ukudalwa okwengeziwe. Ngaphandle kokususa umthombo we-lead, ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ngeke zisebenze isikhathi eside.
Ngesikhathi ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kubalulekile ngokuphethwa kwe-lead, kunezinyathelo ezibalulekile ongaziqala ekhaya ukuze usekele ukubuyela kwakho futhi uvikele ukudalwa okwengeziwe. Lezi zinyathelo zisebenza kangcono kanye nokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha kochwepheshe.
Gxilisa kulezi zindlela eziyisisekelo zokunakekelwa ekhaya:
Ukudla okuhle kudlala indima ebalulekile ekululameni. Ukudla okugcwele i-iron kuhlanganisa inyama enamafutha amancane, i-beans, nama-leafy greens. Ukudla okugcwele i-calcium njengemikhiqizo yobisi, i-sardines, ne-broccoli kungasiza ukuvimbela umzimba wakho ekufuneni i-lead eyengeziwe.
Ukuhlanza njalo kuba kubaluleke kakhulu ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Sebenzisa izindwangu ezimanzi kunokuthi uthuli oluomile, futhi ugxile ezindaweni lapho uthuli luhlangana khona. Lokhu kusiza ukuvimbela ukudalwa kabusha kwama-lead particles asale endaweni yakho.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho yedokotela kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nesiqondiso sokwelashwa esisebenza kahle. Ukulungiselela okuhle kusindisa isikhathi futhi kusiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda isimo sakho ngokuphelele.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, buza le mininingwane ebalulekile:
Bhala phansi imibuzo ethile ofuna ukuyibuza udokotela wakho. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise imibuzo mayelana nezinqubo zokuhlolwa, izindlela zokwelapha, noma indlela yokwenza ikhaya lakho liphephile.
Uma uletha umntwana ukuze ahlolwe, ulungiselele ngokumchazela ukuthi ukuhlolwa kwegazi kuyashesha futhi kuzosiza udokotela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uphilile. Cabanga ukuletha into yokuthuthukisa noma ukuhlela umvuzo omncane ngemva kwalokho.
Unganqikazi ukubuza udokotela wakho ukuba achaze noma yini ongayiqondi. Ukuphethwa kwe-lead kungaba nzima, futhi kubalulekile ukuthi uzizwe uqinisekile ngesiqondiso sakho sokwelashwa nezinyathelo ezilandelayo.
Ukuphethwa kwe-lead kuyisimo esinzima kodwa esivimbekayo ngokuphelele esingathinta noma ubani, yize abantwana bebhekene nengozi ephakeme. Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi akukho zinga le-lead emzimbeni wakho elibhekwa njengeliphephile.
Ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokwelashwa kwenza umehluko omkhulu kwimiphumela. Uma uthi ukhona ukudalwa kwe-lead, ungalindi kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zivele ngaphambi kokufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Ukuhlolwa okulula kwegazi kungathola izinkinga ngaphambi kokuba zibe nzima.
Ukuvimbela kuhlala kuyindlela yakho engcono kakhulu yokulwa nokuphethwa kwe-lead. Lokhu kusho ukuqaphela imithombo engase ibe khona, ukugcina indawo ehlanzekile, nokuthatha izinyathelo ezifanele ngesikhathi sokwenza ulungiso lwekhaya noma emisebenzini engozi.
Ngokuqonda okufanele, ukuhlolwa, nokwelashwa, ukuphethwa kwe-lead kungaphathwa kahle. Abantu abaningi abanokuphethwa kwe-lead baqhubeka bephila impilo enempilo, evamile ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha nokwenza izinguquko ekuphileni kwabo.
Ukuphethwa kwe-lead kungaphathwa kahle, kodwa i-lead ehlanganisiwe emathanjeni ingase ihlale iminyaka eminingi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokwelashwa okufanele nokuvimbela ukudalwa okwengeziwe, abantu abaningi balulama kahle. Amabuchosho abantwana asakhula aqinile kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile anganqoba imiphumela yokudalwa kwe-lead kwangaphambi kwesikhathi ngokusebenzisana okufanele nokwesekwa.
Amazinga e-lead egazini ngokuvamile aqala ukwehla phakathi kwamasonto kuya ezinyangeni ngemva kokuba ukudalwa kuphelile nokwelashwa kuqale. Noma kunjalo, i-lead ehlanganisiwe emathanjeni ingathatha iminyaka eminingi ukuba isuswe ngokuphelele. Udokotela wakho uzokuqapha amazinga akho njalo ukuze alandelele intuthuko yakho futhi alungise ukwelashwa njengoba kudingeka.
Yebo, ukuphethwa kwe-lead kubangela izingozi ezikhethekile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. I-lead ingadlula e-placenta futhi ithinte umntwana osekhulayo, okungenzeka kube nezinkinga zokuthuthuka noma izinkinga zokukhulelwa. Noma kunjalo, ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha nokwelashwa, abesifazane abaningi abanokudalwa kwe-lead banokukhulelwa okunempilo nabantwana.
Ukudalwa okufushane, okunzima kungabangela ukuphethwa kwe-lead kubantu abadala, yize kungavamile kunokudalwa okuqhubekayo okulinganiselwe. Abantu abadala ngokuvamile badinga amazinga aphezulu okudalwa kunabantwana ukuze babe nezimpawu. Uma ube nokudalwa okukhulu, njengoba kunjalo ngesikhathi somsebenzi wokulungisa, kufanele uxoxe ngokuhlolwa nodokotela wakho.
Ngesikhathi ukudla okuhle okune-iron, i-calcium, ne-vitamin C eyanele kungasiza umzimba wakho ukuba uphathe i-lead ngokuphumelelayo, azikho izindlela zemvelo ezifakazelwe zokususa i-lead ngokushesha. Izindlela zokwelapha zezokwelapha njenge-chelation therapy zihlala ziyindlela esebenza kahle kakhulu yezimo ezinzima. Sebenzani njalo nodokotela wakho kunokuba uzame ukwelapha ukuphethwa kwe-lead wedwa.
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