Yu tink se ebi ebi mɛtal dɛn kin go insay yu bɔdi ɛn mek yu gɛt pɔyzin? (Heavy Metal Poisoning) Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis!

Yu don eva yehri boht 'Heavy Metal Poisoning'? Di nem kin tan lɛk se i de mek pɔsin fred smɔl, nɔto so? Bɔt na sɔntin we wi ɔl nid fɔ no bɔt, bikɔs dis sik kin afɛkt wi we wi nɔ ivin no. Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, na we sɔm mɛtal dɛn we de ambɔg wi bɔdi kin kam insay wi bɔdi we tan lɛk smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we wi yay nɔ kin si, we kin gɛda as tɛm de go, ɛn pwɛl wi sɛl dɛn. Dis kin mek di impɔtant pat dɛn na wi bɔdi nɔ wok fayn ɛn i kin ivin mek wi gɛt siriɔs sik dɛn.

Wetin na dɛn ebi ebi mɛtal dɛn ya? Wetin mek dɛn pɔyzin to wi?

Tink bɔt am, sɔm mɛtal dɛn de we de na wi envayrɔmɛnt, na di wɔl. Sɔm pan dɛn tin ya nɔ fayn fɔ wi bɔdi atɔl. We rili smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we dɛn mek wit dɛn mɛtal dɛn ya, lɛk dɔst, go insay wi bɔdi, dɛn kin tay di sɛl dɛn na wi bɔdi ɛn dɛn nɔ kin alaw dɛn sɛl dɛn de fɔ wok fayn. I tan lɛk se di smɔl smɔl wokman dɛn we de wok na wi bɔdi de mɔna wi. Dis na wae difrɛn sayn dɛm kin bigin fɔ sho. If dɛn nɔ trit dɛn, sɔntɛnde dɛn kin put dɛn layf pan denja.

Di men kayn ebi ebi mɛtal dɛm we kin mek pɔyzin bɔku tɛm na:

• Lid: Bɔku tɛm dis kin kam insay wi bɔdi frɔm ol wata paip (espɛshali na ol os), sɔm kayn batri, sɔm kayn pent (espɛshali ol pent), petrol (petrol we gɛt lid bin de trade, bɔt i nɔ bɔku naw), ɛn sɔm tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ bil.
• Mɛksiki: Yu go mɔs dɔn si da tin de we de shayn na mɛkkyuri tɛmɔmɔta. Dat na mɛkkyuri. Yu kin si am bak na sɔm layt bɔl dɛn, dɛnt amalgam "silva" filin, batri, sifud (especially big fish), ɛn sɔm skin disinfectants.
• Asɛnik: Yu kin si asɛnik insay sɔm krim dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek yu skin, tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ kil gras, tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ kil insɛkt, tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ kil fɛns, pent, glas, wata we gɛt dɔti, sɔm sifud dɛn, ɛn algae.
• Kadmiɔm: Dis kin de mɔ na sigrɛt smok. I de bak insay sɔm mɛtal pletin ɛn batri dɛn.
• Thallium: Dis kin de insay rodenticide, insektisayd, ɛn sɔm fayawɔk.

Aw dɛn ebi ebi mɛtal dɛn ya kin go insay wi bɔdi?

Wi kin gɛt dɛn mɛtal dɛn ya smɔl smɔl ɛvride. Bɔt pɔyzin kin apin we dɛn mɛtal dɛn ya go insay wi bɔdi bɔku bɔku wan . Bɔku we dɛn de we dis kin apin:

• Fɔ it bɔku it we gɛt dis mɛtal: Fɔ ɛgzampul, fɔ it big big si fish dɛn we gɛt mɛkuri ɔltɛm.
• Drink wata frɔm wata sistɛm wit ol mɛtal paip: Dɛn tin ya kin ad mɛtal lɛk lid to di wata.
• Fɔ wok wit dɛn mɛtal ya as wok: Fɔ ɛgzampul, na batri faktri, na pent shɔp, na wɛldin shɔp, ɔ na ples usay dɛn de yuz agrokemikal, dis risk kin bɔku fɔ di wan dɛn we de wok we nɔ gɛt ɛnitin fɔ protɛkt dɛn.
• Fɔ tek mɔ pas di doz we dɛn tɛl yu fɔ tek di mɛrɛsin ɔ sɔpɔtmɛnt dɛn we gɛt bɔku bɔku mɛtal ɛlimɛnt dɛn.
• Yuz prɔdak dɛn we gɛt bɔku bɔku mɛtal (lɛk pent, peshɛnt sayd) we nɔ gɛt ɛnitin fɔ protɛkt yusɛf.

Dɛn mɛtal ya kin go insay di bɔdi lɛk maykroskɔpik patikyula tin dɛn, so wi nɔ kin si dɛn wit wi yay. Tri men we dɛn de we dɛn kin go insay:

1. Fɔ absɔb insay yu skin: Sɔm mɛtal dɛn kin absɔb insay di bɔdi tru di say we di skin de.

2. We wi de blo ɔ blo: We wi de blo, smɔl smɔl mɛtal dɛn we de na di briz de go insay di bɔdi tru di lɔng dɛn.

3. Fɔ it ɔ drink - it: We yu it ɔ drink it we gɛt mɛtal, dɛn kin go insay di bɔdi wit am.

Udat dɛn kin gɛt dis sik mɔ?

Dis sik kin apin if pɔsin gɛt dɛn ebi ebi mɛtal ya, dat na if i it dɛn. Pipul wae kin de pan denja pasmak na:

• Pipul dɛn we de drink wata frɔm ol mɛtal (especially lid) paip.
• Pipul dɛn we de wok wit mɛtal (e.g. faktri wokman, wɛlda, peint).
• Pipul dɛn we de yuz mɔ pas di mɛrɛsin ɔ nyutrishɔn sɔpɔtmɛnt we gɛt mɛtal.
• Pipul dɛn we de na say dɛn we gɛt bɔku bɔku briz ɔ wata.
• Pipul dɛn we kin it tin dɛn we gɛt bɔku mɛtal bɔku tɛm (lɛk sɔm kayn fish).
• Pipul dεm we de it tin dεm we nכ gud fכ it εn we gεt mεtal (e.g. ol pent chips) (especially yכng pikin dεm we kin put dεn tin ya na dεn mכt).

Dis risk kin bɔku mɔ fɔ yɔŋ pikin dɛn! Bikɔs dɛn bɔdi stil de divɛlɔp ɛn dɛn kin rili fil di bad tin dɛn we dɛn mɛtal ya kin du, yɔŋ pikin dɛn kin gɛt ebi ebi mɛtal pɔyzin. So, dɛn nid fɔ tek tɛm mɔ.

Aw dis sik kin kɔmɔn?

Nɔr ɛksaktɔl statystik nɔr de fɔ aw dis kin kɔmɔn. Bɔt na kɔntri dɛn lɛk Amɛrika, dɛn kin se dis tin we de apin naw rili smɔl. Di rizin na bikɔs pipul dɛn no dis ɛn dɛn dɔn tek step fɔ pul dɛn kayn mɛtal dɛn ya we de ambɔg dɛn na dɛn os. Bɔt na kɔntri dɛn lɛk wi yon, dis risk kin stil de bikɔs ɔf sɔm ol infrastukchɔ, di pwɛl pwɛl we di envayrɔmɛnt kin pwɛl frɔm faktri dɛn, ɛn di kemikal dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek agrikalchɔral biznɛs.

Wetin kin apin to di bɔdi we di pɔyzin we gɛt ebi ebi mɛtal kin apin? Wetin na di sayn dɛm we de sho se yu gɛt dis sik?

If wi gɛt dɛn ebi ebi mɛtal dɛn ya, dat kin rili denja fɔ wi wɛlbɔdi. Pan ɔl we wi kin yuz mɛtal na wi layf ɛvride, sɔm ebi ebi mɛtal dɛn kin rili pɔyzin. Na bikɔs dɛn mɛtal patikyula dɛn de de pwɛl di sɛl dɛn na wi bɔdi ɔ dɛn de ambɔg di nɔmal wok we di sɛl dɛn de du.

Wi bɔdi nid smɔl smɔl tin dɛn bak lɛk ayɛn, kɔpa, ɛn zink. Dɛn kin ɛp wi ɔgan dɛn fɔ wok fayn fayn wan. Bɔt if dɛn pɔyzin ebi mɛtal dɛn ya gɛda pasmak na di bɔdi, dɛn kin bigin fɔ pwɛl impɔtant pat dɛn lɛk wi bren, liva, ɛn kidni.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm we de sho se yu gɛt dis sik?

Dɛn simptom ya kin difrɛn difrɛn wan bay di kayn mɛtal ɛn di amount we dɛn it (exposure level). Sɔm sayn wae kin kam pan pɔrsin wae gɛt dis sik na:

• Pɔsin we de fil pen na di bɛlɛ.
• Chil ɔ bɔdi tɛmpracha smɔl.
• Dihaydreshɔn - Wata we de lɔs na di bɔdi.
• Rɔnbɛlɛ.
• Fɔ fil wik, taya.
• Nɔs ɔ vɔmit.
• Wan skrach filin na yu trot.
• Yu an ɛn yu fut nɔ de swɛla ɔ yu de fil lɛk se yu gɛt tik.

Dis na de sik wae kin pasmak, wae kin mek yu layf de pan denja:

• Di at bit we nɔ de bi (arithmia).
• Anemia we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ blɔd.
• Bren de pwɛl ɛn i nɔ de mɛmba fayn igen.
• I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo.
• Kidni dɛn we dɔn pwɛl.
• Liva dɔn pwɛl.
• Miscarriage - If na mama we gɛt bɛlɛ.
• Di risk fɔ gɛt kansa kin bɔku.

Impɔtant: If yu gɛt dɛn siriɔs sayn ya, mɔ if yu tink se yu go dɔn gɛt ebi ebi mɛtal, yu fɔ go na ɔspitul imejensi dipatmɛnt wantɛm wantɛm!

Wetin na di rizin? Wetin mek dis de apin?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, di rizin na bikɔs dɛn ebi ebi mɛtal dɛn ya kin gɛda insay wi bɔdi. Dis akyumyuleshכn de apin afta wi don εkspos to dεn mεtal dεm ya. We dɛn mɛtal ya dɔn go insay di bɔdi, i kin go insay wi blɔd ɔ tisu ɛn spre frɔm ed to fut.

Dɛn ebi ebi mɛtal ya kin kɔmpit wit impɔtant tin dɛn we de insay wi sɛl dɛn lɛk ɛnzaym ɛn prɔtin. Dat min se dɛn nɔ de alaw dɛn komponent dɛn de fɔ du dɛn wok fayn fayn wan. I tan lɛk se dɛn jɔs de mɔna dɛn. So, we wi ɔgan dɛn nɔ ebul fɔ du dɛn wok fayn, di sayn dɛn we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt kin apin.

Aw dɔktɔ kin no bɔt dis?

Infakt, i kin at smɔl fɔ mek dɔktɔ no wantɛm wantɛm se i gɛt ebi ebi mɛtal pɔyzin. Na bikɔs di sayn dɛm kin tan lɛk ɔda sik dɛm. So, if yu no se yu dɔn gɛt pɔyzin mɛtal, yu fɔ rili tɛl yu dɔktɔ .

Dɔktɔ go chɛk yu (`physical exam`) ɛn i kin du sɔm tɛst dɛn, lɛk:

• Hɛvi mɛtal blɔd tɛst: Dis kin chɛk if dɛn mɛtal ya de na di blɔd ɛn ɔmɔs.
• kכmplit bכdi kכnt (`CBC`): I de chεk di nכmba fכ di sεl dεm na di bכdi.
• Ilɛktrokardiogram (ECG): I de chɛk aw di at de wok.
• Imej tɛst dɛn lɛk ɛkstrem rayt.
• Test dɛn we di kidni de du.
• Stɔdi dɛn we di liva de du.
• Test fɔ di prɔtin we yu kin yuz fɔ mek yu urine.

Wetin fɔ tɛst fɔ blɔd we gɛt ɛvi mɛtal kin luk fɔ?

Dɛn kin kɔl dis tɛst bak `hɛvi mɛtal panɛl`. Dɛn kin tek yu blɔd sɛmpul ɛn chɛk fɔ si if dɛn gɛt dɛn mɛtal dɛn ya. Di men tɛst dɛn na:

• Lid
• Mɛksiki
• Asɛnik we dɛn kɔl
• Kadmiɔm we dɛn kɔl

Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin tɛst ɔda mɛtal dɛn bak lɛk kɔpa, zink, aluminiɔm, ɛn taliɔm. Di rizɔlt fɔ dis tɛst kin tɛl yu if yu dɔn gɛt pɔyzin mɛtal ɛn ɔmɔs pan am de na yu bɔdi.

Aw fɔ trit am? (Tritmɛnt)

Di tritmɛnt dipen pan di kayn mɛtal we dɔn gɛda na yu bɔdi. Di men gol na fɔ pul dɛn pɔyzin mɛtal ya na di bɔdi. Bɔku we dɛn de fɔ trit pɔsin:

• Fɔ gi mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kɔl chelating agents: Dɛn mɛrɛsin ya de wok bay we dɛn de tay pan pɔyzin mɛtal dɛn na di bɔdi ɛn pul dɛn kɔmɔt tru urine.
• Gastric lavage: Dɛn kin du dis if di mɛtal nɔ bin de na di bɔdi fɔ lɔng tɛm.
• Ɛmodayalis if di kidni dɛn nɔ de wok fayn.
• Ɔda mɛrɛsin fɔ trit di sayn dɛm.

No fayn tritmɛnt nɔ stil de fɔ pul sɔm mɛtal dɛn lɛk kadmiɔm na di bɔdi. Risach stil de go bifo.

Wetin na di bɛst tin fɔ it ɛn drink we yu gɛt ɛvi mɛtal pɔyzin?

If yu gɛt ebi ebi mɛtal pɔyzin, yu fɔ avɔyd fɔ it it ɛn drink we gɛt mɛtal, mɔ di sifud (espɛshali big fish). If yu tink se yu lokal wata sapɔt kin gɛt dɛn mɛtal ya, drink wata we dɛn dɔn filta ɔ we dɛn put insay bɔtul instead fɔ drink tap wata.

Mɔ infɔmeshɔn bɔt di chelating agents fɔ hevi mɛtal pɔyzin

difrεn kayn mεdikeshכn dεm de we dεn kכl `Chelating agents`. Ɛgzampul dɛn:

• Dimerkaprol we gɛt di sik
• Dimerkaptosuksin asid (Dimerkaptosuksin asid - `suksimer`) .
• Etilɛndiamintɛtraasetik asid (EDTA) .
• Penisilamin we dɛn kɔl

Bɔku tɛm dɛn kin gi dis mɛrɛsin to pipul dɛn we gɛt siriɔs pɔyzin. Dɛn kin gi am as ``IV'' insay wan vein. Dis mɛrɛsin nɔ jɔs de pul di bad bad mɛtal dɛn na di bɔdi, bɔt sɔntɛnde i kin pul gud mɛtal ɛn minral dɛn we wi bɔdi nid. So, dɔktɔ go tek tɛm wach yu we yu de gɛt dis tritmɛnt.

Impɔtant: Dɛn mɛrɛsin ya we dɛn kɔl `chelating agents` nɔr kin rili fayn fɔ pipul dɛm wae gɛt hat sik ɛn kidni wae nɔr de woke fayn.

Aw kwik a go wɛl afta dɛn dɔn trit mi?

Aw yu go wɛl kwik kwik wan de dipen pan ɔmɔs mɛtal yu fɔ pul na yu bɔdi. Afta yu dɔn bigin fɔ trit yu, sɔm sayn dɛn kin bɛtɛ insay sɔm awa. Bɔt sɔm tɛm dɛn de, dɛn kin nid fɔ kɔntinyu fɔ gɛt di tritmɛnt fɔ sɔm mɔnt. Dis kin apin mɔ fɔ pipul dɛn we gɛt ɔgan dɛn we dɔn pwɛl ɛn we gɛt siriɔs sik.

Aw yu go avɔyd dis? (Prɛvenshɔn) .

Di bɛst we fɔ avɔyd hevi mɛtal pɔyzin na fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt dɛn mɛtal dɛn ya smɔl as yu ebul. Bɔku tin dɛn de we yu kin du fɔ du dis:

• If yu de wok wit ebi ebi mɛtal lɛk dis, mek shɔ se yu wɛr pɔsin in yon prɔtɛktiv ikwipmɛnt (PPE). Dat min tin dɛn lɛk mask ɛn glɔv.
• If yu gɛt mɛtal we dɔn rɔsh ɔ lik lɛk dis na yu os ɔ wokples, kɔntak di dipatmɛnt dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit am, lɛk di Envayrɔmɛnt Protɛkshɔn Ɔtoriti, fɔ klin am.
• Limit yu it fɔ fish (big si fish) we kin gɛt mɛtal (especially mercury).
• Aks yu lokal wɛlbɔdi ɔtoriti dɛn, pɔsin we gɛt os, ɔ inspɛkta fɔ no if yu os in ol wata paip, pent, ɔ ɔda tin dɛn gɛt dɛn bad bad mɛtal ya.
• Wash yu an fayn fayn wan bifo yu it.
• Rid di lɛbl dɛn fɔ di tin dɛn we yu bay fɔ si if dɛn gɛt dɛn mɛtal dɛn ya. Tek tɛm mɔ wit pikin it.

If yu de na say we di envayrɔmɛnt dɔn dɔti bad bad wan, ɔ usay di wata we yu de drink nɔ rili sef, yu kin de pan denja fɔ gɛt ebi ebi mɛtal pɔyzin bak if dɛn envayrɔmɛnt kɔndishɔn dɛn de nɔ impɔtant.

Wetin yu fɔ ɛkspɛkt if yu gɛt ɛvi mɛtal pɔyzin? (Prɔgnosis/Ɛkspɛkteshɔn)

Di bɛst pat na dat we dɛn pul dɛn pɔyzin mɛtal ya na di bɔdi, bɔku tɛm i kin pɔsibul fɔ mek i wɛl fayn fayn wan. If dɛn no di sik kwik kwik wan ɛn bigin fɔ trit am kwik, dɛn kin avɔyd di sayn dɛm we kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja. Bɔt if dɛn nɔ trit am, damej kin apin we nɔ go ɛva chenj, lɛk we di bren pwɛl, di kidni ɛn di liva we nɔ de wok fayn.

Yu dɔktɔ go tek tɛm wach yu sik ɛn tritmɛnt. Dɛn kin du blɔd ɛn urine tɛst bak bɔku tɛm fɔ mek shɔ se dɛn de pul di pɔyzin mɛtal dɛn fayn fayn wan na yu bɔdi.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu gɛt sayn dɛn we de sho se yu gɛt ebi ebi mɛtal pɔyzin, mɔ if yu no se yu dɔn gɛt ebi ebi mɛtal, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Ɔ, kɔl wan pɔyzin kɔntrol sɛnta.

If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan di siriɔs sayn dɛn we wi dɔn tɔk bɔt, go na ɔspitul imejensi dipatmɛnt wantɛm wantɛm.

Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn yu fɔ aks di dɔktɔ?

We yu go to dɔktɔ, yu kin aks kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk dɛn wan ya:

• Wetin na di sayd ɛfɛkt dɛm fɔ di tritmɛnt we yu kin advays?
• Aw lɔng i go tek fɔ mek dɛn ebi ebi mɛtal dɛn ya kɔmɔt na mi bɔdi kpatakpata?
• Wetin a fɔ du fɔ mek a nɔ gɛt dis kayn pɔyzin igen?

Fɔ dɔn, sɔntin fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Hevi Metal Poisoning na siriɔs sik. I kin apin we mɛtal dɛn lɛk Lid ɛn Mɛksiki kam insay di bɔdi. Dis nɔ difrɛn frɔm fɔ lisin to tumɔs "hɛvi mɛtal" (rɔk ɛn rol) myuzik! If yu tink se yu dɔn gɛt dɛn kayn mɛtal dɛn ya ɛn yu de gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. If yu no dis kayn mɛtal kwik kwik wan ɛn pul am na yu bɔdi, yu go sev yusɛf frɔm siriɔs damej pan yu layf. Yu wɛlbɔdi biznɛs fayn!

` Hevi Mɛtal Pɔyzin, Lid, Mɛksiki, Asɛnik, Kadmiɔm, Mɛtal Pɔyzin, Simptom, Tritmɛnt