Original | Pregnancy
Summary: This thermometer should have been eliminated long ago!
There is a kind of thermometer, cheap, easy to use, high precision, is a must-have for many families.
That is the mercury thermometer, a small glass stick, which accompanies many people to grow.
But in a few years, China will no longer produce such thermometers, because mercury thermometers are not safe.
@ Nanchang Evening News once reported a news, a 3-year-old baby in Jiangxi has a high fever on the way, spent 50,000 yuan on treatment, during which he ate a lot, injected a lot of injections, and the result was that the thermometer was broken.
The course of events is like this, when The way was 3 years old, because of a lung infection, he was treated for half a year, from Jiangxi to Shanghai, it took 500,000 or 600,000 yuan, and the condition finally stabilized.
After that, His father, Mr. Jiang, took the way to a hospital in Zhejiang for rehabilitation treatment.
On the third day after admission, the doctor said that the child had a fever, and the physical condition of the way, once the fever was very dangerous.
This made Mr. Jiang very worried, but what made him more anxious was that in the next 20 days, the doctor used various ways to reduce fever and cool down, and the body temperature on the way could not be lowered.
"This medicine is like hitting someone else, it has no effect at all!"
What is even more strange is that Tutu obviously has a high fever, but his mental state is very good, and the CT results are also very normal, for which the doctor and Mr. Jiang are confused.
Until Mr. Jiang noticed a detail, in the hospital, each patient has an exclusive mercury thermometer, and the son only shows a high fever when measuring with this thermometer, and with other thermometers, there is no burning at all.
After that, Mr. Jiang asked the nurse to change a new thermometer, and it turned out that the temperature of the new temperature and the old temperature measurement was about 2 degrees different, which was obviously wrong.
This result really makes Mr. Jiang unacceptable, spending money is a small matter, the child's injections for more than 20 days, the medicine he took, and the sins he suffered were the big things.
So why is this happening? Thermometer manufacturer replies that the product is qualified, and may encounter special circumstances during transportation, affecting the quality of the product.
After that, Mr. Jiang found the relevant departments to identify the thermometer involved, and the matter has reached this point, and the pregnant mother only hopes that the more than 20 days of medication and injection treatment will not have much impact on the way.
There is not much news about the mercury thermometer error leading to such serious consequences, sent out to remind parents, and the real danger of water thermometers is what parents should pay attention to.
A 1-year-old baby will be poisoned by biting the thermometer and swallowing mercury!
Parents know that mercury is toxic, but young babies don't know that babies who like to explore the world with their hands and mouths are prone to danger once they come into contact with the thermometer.
@ Global Network has reported a news, a 1-year-old baby girl in Wuhan, because she got the mercury thermometer placed on the coffee table, curious, she directly put the thermometer into her mouth.
The thermometer was directly bitten, and by the time the mother who had finished in the kitchen found out, the baby had swallowed mercury.
Go to the hospital for examination, some mercury has entered the intestine, can not wash the stomach, can only induce emetic discharge.
Eventually, the doctor asked the parents to buy milk and soy milk for the baby to drink, and use magnesium sulfate to induce diarrhea and let the mercury drain out as soon as possible.
Such news is not unique, sometimes parents do not pay attention, accidents occur.
@CCTV has also reported this kind of news, a 2-year-old boy in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, accidentally bit the thermometer while measuring his body temperature, and swallowed mercury by mistake.
Go to the hospital for examination, the mercury has reached the child's stomach.
@ look at the news report, a 3-year-old female treasure in Shanghai accidentally bit the thermometer to eat mercury, and encountered traffic jams on the way to the hospital, fortunately, the police escorted all the way to the hospital in the fastest time.
This situation is really just think of it is thrilling, pregnant mother reminds all parents, if there is a mercury thermometer at home, parents must put it away, prevention is the most important, if conditions permit, replace the thermometer at home as soon as possible.
Because breaking, biting, and swallowing a mercury thermometer, it can really kill you when it's serious!
A small mercury thermometer, the hidden risk is very large!
Mercury, scientific name mercury, is highly toxic and volatilizes.
Mercury is so toxic that it can kill people by digging half the size of an ear spoon, and this amount can be achieved by a mercury thermometer.
Such a poison will be guarded against by adults, and it mainly endangers infants and young children.
If the mercury thermometer is not put away, if it is not carefully used by the child as a toy, resulting in damage, the mercury beads inside will splash and volatilize into the air, which will endanger human health.
Polluted air causes poisoning
The hazard of mercury thermometers is mainly in the mercury vapor formed after fragmentation.
According to a 2007 U.S.-China project on mercury-containing products and wastes in the medical environment, mercury concentrations in the air of a 15-square-meter, 3M-high room can reach 22. 2 mg/m, higher than the maximum allowable concentration of 0.01 mg/m stipulated by the state, the mercury concentration is nearly 100 times higher.
The volatilization of mercury can cause mercury vapor to enter the digestive tract and respiratory tract, which may cause poisoning, causing dizziness, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms.
Entering the bloodstream is life-threatening
If your child bites the thermometer and cuts the oral mucosa or skin, mercury will enter the bloodstream along the wound, causing perforation of the digestive tract, kidney damage, kidney failure, and life-threatening.
Therefore, in order to prevent this dangerous injury, parents must do a good job of correct response and prevention, if the child breaks or bites the water thermometer, remember three steps:
Carefully remove broken glass slag to prevent cutting the skin.
Check whether the child has ingested mercury by mistake, if soy, immediately let the child take milk and soy milk orally, promote the combination of protein and mercury, protect the gastric mucosa, and seek medical treatment in time.
If your child's skin is broken, take him to the hospital immediately.
The most important thing is that if you must use a mercury thermometer, avoid children's exposure to mercury thermometers and raise awareness of the crisis! Prevention is always the most important.
The mercury thermometer is broken, and it is important to deal with it!
Mercury thermometers are one of the must-have items for almost every family with small children, and there are many cases of them being broken.
If you accidentally break it, you must deal with it scientifically to reduce the volatilization of mercury, and the specific treatment is similar to the opinions given by various authoritative institutions.
Parents can refer to some of the effective recommendations of the Mercury Thermometer Break Treatment Guide on the official website of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
1. Remember the "five nevers"
Never use a vacuum cleaner to clean up mercury.
Never use a broom to clean up mercury to prevent adsorption residue.
Never pour mercury into sewers to prevent contamination elsewhere.
Never walk around wearing shoes that may be contaminated with mercury.
Never involve your child in the cleanup.
2. Four steps of safety advice
Do a good job of prevention and control isolation. It is forbidden for people and pets to enter and exit, open doors and windows for ventilation and ensure that other rooms are not polluted.
Pack your way and avoid contact. Put away the glass shards with latex or rubber gloves, illuminate them with a flashlight, carefully collect the mercury beads that roll to the ground, gather them with cardboard or a scraping knife, and collect mercury into an airtight vial with an eye drop dropper.
Don't forget to clean up dead ends. For scattered small particles can be collected with shaving paste, tape, etc., when the mercury droplets are scattered in the gaps or very fine, sulfur powder (general pharmacies can buy) can be used to fix it, avoid evaporation, and pay attention not to inhale sulfur powder.
Correct handling. The collected mercury is placed in closed vials, water is added to prevent evaporation, and treated as hazardous waste.
Parents must remember that do not use a paper towel to wipe it and throw it into the trash, because mercury has a strong adsorption, mercury vapor is easily adsorbed by walls and clothes, causing air pollution.
Mercury thermometers have long been included in the list of obsolescence, choose a safer thermometer for children!
Mercury thermometers have long been listed in the list of eliminations in the world.
After the european union decree in 2007, European countries have gradually replaced mercury thermometers with electronic thermometers.
On October 16, 2020, the State Food and Drug Administration finally officially issued a notice, clearly stating that China will completely ban the production of mercury-containing thermometers and mercury-containing sphygmomanometer products from January 1, 2026.
This 300-year-old mercury thermometer will be a thing of the past!
Therefore, in order to be safe, please choose safer temperature measurement products for children, there are many safe options on the market now, such as electronic thermometers, ear temperature guns, forehead temperature guns, etc.
How to choose? Specifically, you can refer to the following, the three thermometers from the ease of operation, temperature measurement speed, safety, recommended age to parents to do the following simple analysis:
Electronic thermometer
●Ease of operation: The temperature measurement method is the same as the mercury thermometer, which has high requirements for the baby's cooperation and operation, and requires the baby to fully cooperate to complete the temperature measurement.
● Temperature measurement speed: the baby is required to act as a good baby for 3-5 minutes, with high accuracy, it is very convenient to read the number directly, and the American Pediatrics Society clearly points out that the electronic thermometer is more accurate than other types of thermometers.
● Safety: Unlike the "mercury" material of mercury thermometers, electronic thermometers work through electrical signals and are safer for babies.
● Recommended age: The electronic thermometer requires a high degree of cooperation from the baby, if the fit is not good, it will affect the measurement results, so it is recommended for children with high fit or older age.
Ear thermometer
● Ease of operation: When measuring ear temperature, parents need to slowly extend the detector into the baby's ear canal, and the tympanic membrane is accurate, which is difficult to operate and also requires the baby's cooperation.
●Temperature measurement speed: The temperature measurement speed is very fast, and the body temperature can be obtained in only 1-2 seconds.
● Safety: The ear temperature gun takes infrared temperature measurement, which basically has no harm to the human body, and parents can use it with confidence.
● Recommended age: Ear temperature gun is generally not recommended for small babies, the American Pediatrics Association recommends that ear temperature measurement is used for children over 6 months, because newborns and small infants have narrow ear canals, the thermometer can not fully enter the ear, and the measurement results are inaccurate.
Forehead temperature gun
● Ease of operation: Touch the forehead or a certain distance from the forehead can be measured, the operation is simple, and the baby's cooperation requirements are low.
●Temperature measurement speed: 1 to 2 seconds of rapid temperature measurement, hear a drop sound, that is, complete the temperature measurement.
●Safety: The forehead temperature gun is the same as the ear temperature gun, which uses the infrared principle to measure temperature, which is less harmful to the baby's body.
●Recommended age: Newborns or babies can use.
Finally, parents should understand: compared with the traditional mercury thermometer, the electronic thermometer is convenient to use, the reading is convenient, and the accuracy is also very high, but the accuracy is easy to affect when the power is insufficient, which should be noted.
Ear temperature gun accuracy is also higher, but it is more troublesome to use ear temperature gun ear tips for each measurement.
The forehead temperature gun is easy to use, but it is greatly affected by the external temperature, and the baby sweats, or just goes home from a harsh environment to measure the temperature.
So to measure the temperature, to measure under the premise that the environment is stable, the baby is properly dressed, and there is no emotional agitation, or the completion of exercise.
Three kinds of thermometers, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, parents can choose according to the actual situation of the baby!
Reference articles
"China will completely ban the production of mercury-containing thermometers and mercury-containing sphygmomanometer products from 2026". Beijing News.2020-10-19
"Parents Repent!" A 1-year-old girl in Wuhan accidentally ate mercury and could not wash her stomach! Can only...". Hubei Daily .2019-07-12