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Child Swallowed Little Bit Of Mercury From Thermometer

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Dr.  Pradeep Kumar MD

Day before yesterday My 6 years old son swallowed mercury from broken thermometer. What to do now is it dangerous. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pradeep Kumar ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

I just used an old thermometer. Must have already been broken. Needless to say the ball of mercury went right down my throat? Anyone know what will happen if anything? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  BR Hudda MD

I feel my son (2 years) have swallowed some mercury from a thermometer after taking and breaking it in his mouth. I have immediately washed his mouth. But I don't know whether he have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. BR Hudda ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sanjay Kini MD

Hi I was taking my daughters temperature, then she bit the thermometer n I suddenly made her spit ... discharged from there, it's been three days she is actively playing, but looks weeker, her stool n... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sanjay Kini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ratnakar Kini MD

. Despite being veg, grand mother had the problem of stomach cancer and died. swallowed little mercury from thermometer at the age of 6.And child specialist diagnosed... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ratnakar Kini ( Gastroenterologist)

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Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

In 1996 my son swallowed mercury from a thermometer when he bit it instead of holding it in his ... or deny that mercury from a thermometer swallowed by... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Eric Goldstein MD

Dear Docter my son 3yrs old he bite an sucked the thermometer with cover when I saw he is doing like this suddenly I took a thermometer from his mouth and I saw little bit of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Eric Goldstein ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Veera Raghava Rao. Buddha. MD

3 days ago my 3 yr old swollowed the mercury from a glass thermometer . she was taked to the ER and released to go back home. This AM she has a temp. of 94 degrees. Should I take her back to the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Veera Raghava Rao. Buddha. ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Emilda Belortaja MD

my grandson chewed on a thermometer case that unfortunately contained a mercury thermometer. When I removed the case from his mouth I realized that it contained a thermometer that had... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Emilda Belortaja ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Aimen Nasir MD

Hello, a thermometer broke while a child tried to pry ice out of ice dispenser in freezer......my mother got ice and found the other half of the thermometer floating in her tea last... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aimen Nasir ( General & Family Physician)