Mercury poisoning in a 2-year-old child was caused by a mercury thermometer! Parents should be vigilant

Thermometers can be said to be a must-have at home

Although there are many types of thermometers on the market

But there are still the vast majority of people

More trust in the use of mercury thermometers

If you accidentally break it

The mercury inside will leak out

Improper handling can lead to poisoning!

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A 2-year-old boy in Fuzhou

unexplained recurrent fever,

When parents want to take their temperature with a mercury thermometer,

Never thought that the thermometer was accidentally bitten by the boy in his mouth,

The parent immediately cleaned up the foreign body in the mouth,

and rinse your mouth with water,

According to the parents' description

The child mistakenly takes mercury for about 5 hours.

For further treatment,

Came to the Emergency Pediatric Department of the 900th Hospital.

After receiving the consultation,

The emergency pediatric department immediately gives the relevant tests,

Finally, after gastric lavage, a flat piece of the abdomen was found

Mercury is located in the mid-abdomen,

No obvious foreign body is seen in the gastric area,

But because the mercury is not completely discharged,

And the body temperature is still as high as 40.6 °C,

He was admitted to the hospital for treatment.

After a period of hospitalization,

The child turned from crisis to safety and was discharged from the hospital.

Doctor urgent reminder

Oral mercury cannot be absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract,

Can be excreted from the intestines in a few days,

So if you swallow a small amount of mercury by mistake,

Timely and corresponding processing,

Generally does not cause poisoning,

However, if there is a break in the mucous membrane of the digestive tract at this time

It can cause mercury absorption poisoning.

A small thermometer

Is the mercury really that terrible?

Yes, the consequences should not be underestimated

long-term inhalation, accidental consumption or exposure to mercury in small doses,

Accumulation in the body can lead to chronic intoxication,

disposable large dose inhalation,

Accidental ingestion or exposure to mercury can trigger acute poisoning.

After mercury enters the human body,

can gradually damage the endocrine organs and body functions of the person,

Brain damage, in particular, is the most severe.

So what about the treatment of normal mercury poisoning?

Parents must understand

First get out of the scene environment and change clothes.

When taking mercury by mistake, rinse your mouth with water immediately,

Check the mouth for a puncture.

In an emergency,

Can take a large amount of milk, egg white,

Because such substances can protect the gastrointestinal mucosa, neutralize toxins,

Prevents mercury from being absorbed in the body.

Then go to the hospital as soon as possible for gastric lavage,

It can also be channeled to promote the discharge of mercury.

Source: Fujian Health Daily All-media reporter: Chen Kun