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Is It Dangerous To Swallow Thermometer Mercury

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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. Diptanshu Das MD

About half an hour ago my 4 year old son broke the mercury thermometer in his mouth. He spit out mercury and pieces of glass. I think he spit out entire quantity of mercury but I am not 100%... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Diptanshu Das ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

a thermometer with a mercury tip broke in my granddaughter's mouth. she spit out the mercury. I threw it out in a ziploc bag and made her rinse her mouth several times. do i need to take... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

yesterday day night accidentally Mercury thermometer broken and Mercury got spilled over my wife ... also cleaned all our clothes and living room. Due you think is there anything that we have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.      Ashish Mittal MD

Is it XXXXXXX if a mercury thermameter breaks and spills in the house?If it is XXXXXXX what should be the corrective action to take? I have one month old baby in home. Thanks in... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashish Mittal ( Psychiatrist)

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Dr. Emilda Belortaja MD

know if he swallowed any mercury. How dangerous is it? ...my grandson chewed on a thermometer case that unfortunately contained a mercury thermometer. When I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Emilda Belortaja ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

In 1996 my son swallowed mercury from a thermometer when he bit it instead of holding it in his mouth. I called the poison control center immediately to get advice, and they said that... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Ralph Chambers MD

some particle got removed. Is it really cause any type of dangerous? is it very harmful in future? ...Hi my son (1.6) years broken thermometer in his mouth and some mercury... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ralph Chambers ( General & Family Physician)
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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Veera Raghava Rao. Buddha. ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Anand M I MD

the mercury in the bulb and in the thermometer was in the back of my mouth and in my panic to get the ... time and don t know if I have the flu or if it is from the mercury.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anand M I ( General & Family Physician)