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Result of Poor Ventilation in an Indoor Pistol Range

Philip J. Landrigan, MD; Alexander S. McKinney, MD; Linton C. Hopkins, MD; Wallace W. Rhodes, Jr, PE; William A. Price; Dennis H. Cox, PhD

JAMA. 1975;234(4):394-397.

Abstract
Three cases of mild lead poisoning were discovered among instructors at an indoor pistol range. These cases were characterized by blood lead levels greater than 100µg/100 ml, free erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels greater than 450µg/100 ml of red blood cells, abdominal pain, and, in one instance, by slowing of motor and sensory nerve conduction velocity. Exposure to airborne lead produced during revolver-firing and bullet-molding accounted for the lead absorption. Ventilation in the range was inadequate.

(JAMA 234:394-397, 1975)

Author Affiliations
From the divisions of cancer and birth defects (Dr Landrigan) and bacterial diseases (Mr Rhodes), Bureau of Epidemiology, and the Division of Clinical Chemistry, Bureau of Laboratories (Dr Cox), Center for Disease Control, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Atlanta; the Department of Medicine, Emory University Clinic, Atlanta (Drs McKinney and Hopkins); and the DeKalb County Merit System, Decatur, Ga (Mr Price).

Footnotes
Use of trade names is for identification only and does not constitute endorsement by the Public Health Service or the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Reprint requests to Bureau of Epidemiology, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333 (Dr Landrigan).

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