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My Son Swallowed 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.  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. 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. 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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Diptanshu Das ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Ratnakar Kini MD

my son of seventeen years having pain in food tube and feels uneasy while swallowing food and .... Despite being veg, grand mother had the problem of stomach cancer and died. swallowed little... 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 a baby who was just getting... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

6:30 this AM, my son broke the mercury thermometer in his mouth. he spit the mercury in his mouth but i m not sure if he swallowed some of it. I brought him to the hospital this morning.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)
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 ER? ... View answer

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

3 years old went outside and I found my son spitting something out. So I looked and saw a piece of ... pieces of glass he could have swallowed that I missed and the Mercury. I know thermometer... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhanu Partap ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Emilda Belortaja MD

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

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