Is the thermometer broken?

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In our daily life, we will use the thermometer, cold and fever is inevitable in life, and in the process of using the thermometer, there may be some unexpected things, such as the thermometer broken. Thermometer broken is a relatively bad thing, as we all know, thermometer contains mercury, thermometer broken poisoning symptoms? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Is the thermometer broken?

For the mercury that falls on the ground and cannot be collected completely, sulfur powder (generally sold in pharmacies) can be used to sprinkle on the place where the mercury falls. When Mercury meets with sulfur, it will generate mercury sulfide compounds which are difficult to volatilize, which can prevent mercury from volatilizing into the air, so that mercury pollution does not exist.

Put on gloves and collect the mercury as soon as possible. The method of collection is: use a wet cotton stick or adhesive tape to gather the mercury on the ground, put it into a small bottle that can be sealed, such as a drink bottle and other plastic bottles, and add a small amount of water into the bottle, and write "waste mercury" and other identifying words on the bottle, and hand it to the waste liquid management personnel of the community neighborhood committee for treatment or to the environmental protection department for special treatment. Do not pour the collected mercury into the sewer to avoid pollution.

Mercury is the only liquid metal at room temperature. Once the articles containing it are broken, the Mercury will evaporate quickly and form a ball to roll down. Therefore, all the heating devices in the room should be turned off immediately and the windows should be opened for ventilation

matters needing attention

Mercury thermometer is the most prone to mercury poisoning, so after the appearance of my days, we should immediately move away from the poisoning environment and change to a place with fresh air. In the early stage of poisoning, we should take a certain proportion of sodium bicarbonate solution for gastric lavage.