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Conditions
Brief summary
We propose to see every child, under the age of 16, who has been found in a Clandestine Methamphetamine laboratory, or who is known to have been in this illegal site in the last 7 days. As the Clan Labs are raided we will liaise with WA Police and Department for Child Protection to assess these children. Each child will receive a thorough physical examination, urine toxicology screen, general bloods including liver function test, and a developmental or cognitive assessment. It is our aim to describe the health effects that potentially arise in children exposed to the methamphetamine and toxic chemicals that are used in the illegal manufacture of this drug. We will describe symptoms, abnormal examination findings, developmental and cognitive functioning and report on positive toxicology screens in these children so that we can better understand the health and medical needs of this population, which is unfortunately on the increase as more illegal labs are found around WA. We ultimately plan to devise a protocol for asessment of these children that can be followed Australia wide.
Interventions
Complete medical asssessment of children found in Clandestine methamphetamine laboratories. This will consist of an initial 60 minute session for history and physcial examination as soon as possible after child has been found in the CLandestine laboratory and will be followed up by a 2 hour session within 1 week to complete the developmental assessments.
Sponsors
Dr Sharon Hawkrigg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Consecutive children discovered in raided clandestine methamphetamine laboratories or known to have been in the laboratory within the last 7 days 2. Children aged 0 - 16
Exclusion criteria
1. Child has not been in or near the Clandestine Methamphetamine laboratory for the past 7 days 2. Child over 16 years 3. Consent not obtained
Outcome results
None listed