Can mercury in the thermometer poison people?
Today [Beijing Times] published a piece of news, the general content is: A NEET daughter poisoned her mother with mercury in a thermometer because her mother did not give money, triggering a heated discussion on Weibo. Can mercury in a thermometer poison people? What if children swallow mercury in thermometers by mistake? Do you want a gastric lavage? Can I drink egg white to detoxify? This question has already been answered in the book “Questions and Answers on Medication Knowledge” published in Clove Garden. Doctors face children who eat mercury in thermometers by mistake, The treatment is cold mix, That is, observation and follow-up. The elemental mercury in the thermometer is inorganic, Chemically inactive, It does not react with gastric Read More …