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My Son Accidentally 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. Albana Sejdini MD

I applied attached ointment(pinch)on my son (4.5 years)wound. Accidentally he swallowed little. is it ok? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Sumanth Amperayani MD

Hi! My son is 6 years old, 54 lbs, and accidentally swallowed a 40 mg Celexa pills. What should I do? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Pradeep Kumar MD

my son 2 1/2 years accidentally swallowed karvol plus and with in no time he vomited every thing what ever he took (rice) and all . now he is sleeping plse guid me what happens ... View answer

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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. Vidya Muralidhar MD

The thermometer was broken and the mercury was accidentally goes to the container of feeding bottles being sterilized does the mercury could contaminate the bottles and the bottles are not safe to be ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vidya Muralidhar ( General & Family Physician)