Broken thermometer poisoning symptoms?

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Thermometers are now available in almost every family. They are all for the convenience of checking the body temperature to see if there is a cold or fever, so as to make a preliminary diagnosis. Should we go to the hospital immediately. Because of the universality of thermometer, so we all have some preliminary understanding of it. Mercury thermometer is the most commonly used one, mercury is also known as mercury, mercury is a chemical element, itself is toxic, and easy to evaporate into the air, causing damage to the respiratory tract. Will the thermometer be Mercury Poisoned if it is broken? After the thermometer is broken, it evaporates in the air to form mercury beads. At this time, it should be cleaned up correctly and effectively, if it is not easy to be poisoned.

Broken thermometer poisoning symptoms?

If the mercury thermometer is broken, the first thing to do at this time is to open the window for ventilation, put on rubber gloves, wrap the mercury beads in paper and put them in a sealed plastic bag bit by bit. Some small mercury beads are not easy to see and can be collected by sprinkling some sulfur powder. It must be cleaned up and ventilated. Let the Mercury out of the room.

Mercury thermometer is generally available in families, so we must take good care of the thermometer. Don't break it or let the children play with it. The thermometer is very fragile. If it falls to the ground, it will be broken. The mercury in it will evaporate with the air and evaporate into water silver beads. At this time, it is very harmful if it can't be cleaned in time.

Mercury is silvery white, easy to evaporate in the air to form mercury vapor, and the adsorption is particularly strong, which will cause great damage to the respiratory tract, liver and kidney, so we must pay attention to stay away from mercury at ordinary times, and do not touch it with bare hands, which is very easy to cause poisoning.

matters needing attention

If the mercury thermometer is broken accidentally, it is not found and cleaned in time, and there are dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, and fever, we should pay attention to it. At this time, we must go to the hospital in time for treatment, and we can't delay the time to cause greater harm to the body.