This morning, a hot search "Shenzhen 2-year-old child biting the mercury thermometer, swallowing mercury and some glass debris was first aided", it was very painful to see.
2-year-old Cocoa in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, has gastroenteritis, and after taking her temperature at home, she can bite the thermometer when her mother is not paying attention. When Coco's mother found that the thermometer had been bitten, she found that Cocoa had swallowed mercury and part of the glass debris into her stomach. So Coco's parents rushed the child to the hospital for emergency treatment.
The doctor then sent the child to the treatment room and took a picture of the examination, and also came to the door to deal with the mercury scattered in the child's home. After cleaning the mouth, gastric lavage, inducing vomiting, accelerating excretion and other measures, Coco finally excreted the remaining mercury in the stomach and intestines.
After reading this hot search, not only touched the heart of the mother in the comment area, the mother was shocked into a cold sweat, after all, this incident involved a 2-year-old child, which is very dangerous.
Therefore, it is still necessary to remind everyone that if there are small children in the family, it is still necessary to properly manage the mercury thermometer and other dangerous items to avoid unnecessary danger.
Popular science time
Mercury is the metal mercury, which is a liquid metal that is volatile and toxic. But its chemical properties are very inactive, and it is almost not absorbed after entering the gastrointestinal tract. Usually after accidental ingestion of mercury, it can be naturally excreted from feces for as little as a few hours and as many as ten hours. But the most important thing to note is that if the oral mucosa is broken when the child bites the thermometer, it must be! Go to the hospital in time.
What should I do if my child accidentally eats mercury?
Once it does happen, don't panic, the amount of mercury absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract is very small and almost negligible. Therefore, there is no need to worry that eating mercury will lead to mercury poisoning, but more importantly, the broken glass slag of the thermometer will cut through the oral esophagus and gastrointestinal tract, which will lead to direct mercury into the blood, which is very dangerous. So remember to seek medical attention in time and don't hope to be able to pull the mercury out roundly.
What should I do if I accidentally break the thermometer?
Step 1: Turn off the heating in the house, and then open the doors and windows for ventilation.
Heating and air conditioning oil Ting heater what is passed off, too high temperature will lead to mercury volatilization accelerated, mercury concentration in the air increased sharply.
Opening doors and windows for ventilation can make indoor air flow, reduce the concentration of indoor mercury vapor, and weaken the toxicity of mercury vapor to the human body.
Step 2: Put on a mask and gloves, and then use pieces of paper or cotton swabs to collect the scattered mercury beads into a container containing water
Mercury is so dense that it sinks underwater and no longer volatilizes.
Avoid direct contact with mercury by hand, as a very small amount of mercury may be absorbed through the skin on the one hand, and allergic dermatitis may occur on the other hand. And if there is a wound on the hand and directly touch the mercury - it is equivalent to mercury directly into the blood, omitting the two steps of inhaling mercury vapor and absorbing mercury elements, and it is recommended to seek medical treatment quickly.
If mercury beads are found to be difficult to collect, tape can be used to glue the mercury beads into the bottle.
Finally: the water container is sealed, and for the sake of safety, you can use tape to circle the bottle mouth a few times, but remember to label the container, indicate that there is mercury inside, and then hand it over to the environmental protection department.
Remember not to sweep with a broom or use a mop to mop, it is likely to cause mercury beads to scatter all over the ground and run to the bottom of the bed cabinet and cannot be processed. It is not possible to easily dump the mercury beads directly into the sewer after collecting them, which will infiltrate into the groundwater and cause continuous environmental pollution.
Little nagging
There are small children at home, to properly place mercury thermometers and other dangerous items, do not give the thermometer to the child to play, if you need to measure the temperature of the child, you need to do more instructions to accompany the escort, to avoid personal safety accidents.