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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 swallowed it or ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. BR Hudda
( General & Family Physician)
About half an hour ago my 4 year old son broke the mercurythermometer 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
Hi I was taking my daughters temperature, then she bit the thermometer n I suddenly made her spit, washed her mouth with warm water n took her to the hospital where she was given a stomach wash, then ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Sanjay Kini
( General & Family Physician)
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 her to the ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Ivo Ditah
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
6:30 this AM, my son broke the mercurythermometer 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. the ... View answer
my grandson chewed on a thermometer case that unfortunately contained a mercurythermometer. When I removed the case from his mouth I realized that it contained a thermometer that had been... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Emilda Belortaja
( General & Family Physician)
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)
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 his first... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi
( General & Family Physician)
Today I was frying doughnuts. I had a candy thermometer in the hot oil. The mercury from the thermometer ran out into the hot oil. When I saw it, I did not use that oil any longer, but we did eat the ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Vignan Rachabattuni
( General & Family Physician)
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