Evidence of methamphetamine exposure in children removed from clandestine methamphetamine laboratories.
Pediatr Emerg Care
; 26(1): 10-4, 2010 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20042914
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether asymptomatic children removed from clandestine methamphetamine laboratories have evidence of exposure to methamphetamine.METHODS:
Retrospective chart review of children removed from law enforcement-certified clandestine methamphetamine laboratories in the Tulsa area of Oklahoma and Sacramento County, California. Exposure was determined by positive urine toxicology for methamphetamine.RESULTS:
One hundred four children were evaluated after removal from clandestine methamphetamine laboratories. Forty-eight children (46%) tested positive for methamphetamine. Timed urine results were known for 68 of 104, with no child testing positive after 6.5 hours from being removed from the laboratory. No child required emergency medical treatment at the time urine samples were obtained.CONCLUSIONS:
Almost half of the children in this sample had evidence of exposure to methamphetamine soon after removal from methamphetamine manufacturing environments. Further research is indicated to determine the health effects of subclinical methamphetamine exposure.
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Assunto principal:
Drogas Ilícitas
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Anfetaminas
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Exposição Ambiental
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Estimulantes do Sistema Nervoso Central
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Metanfetamina
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article