2-year-old boy broke the thermometer, swallowed mercury and the actions of the mother made everyone admired

The 2-year-old boy bit the thermometer, swallowed mercury

Xiong Weiju is a smart, agile 2-year-old boy. That day, Xiong Weiju's body had symptoms of a fever. Xiong Weiju's mother quickly took the mercury thermometer available in the house to pair for the baby. Indeed, the baby's body is heating up making Xiong Weiju's mother very worried. At home, she managed everything on her own so she was very busy. After measuring the temperature of the child, Xiong Weiju's mother hurriedly took the food for her child, forgetting to put the thermometer up, away from her reach.

Whatever comes, it must come, when Mom was busy preparing food, Xiong Weiju was curious to put the thermometer in his mouth to bite it. The thermometer broke and mercury spilled into Xiong Weiju's mouth. Immediately after returning to the bed and seeing this scene, the mother was very scared but she was completely calm to handle the situation.

Very quickly, the young mother took the rest of the broken thermometer out of her mouth, this action only took a few seconds. She then immediately carried her son away from the area of ​​the broken thermometer to prevent him from breathing in mercury and she took her to the nearest hospital for medical help.

Yang Guihua, deputy director of the Children's Hospital, said that after the boy was taken to the hospital, the doctor filmed the abdomen and found that mercury was in his stomach. The boy was hospitalized. The doctor then asked the boy to drink more milk, because the milk promotes mercury mercury secretion and prevents mercury from being absorbed into the body.

Upon arriving at the hospital, after the timely treatment time, Xiong Weiju's condition was stable, the doctors praised the way the mother worked. Doctors analyze that, in fact, swallowing mercury in a thermometer is not so ominous because it can be eliminated from the gastrointestinal tract. What's worse is the inhalation of mercury, which is dangerous because the mercury will quickly be absorbed through the respiratory tract, through the alveoli into the blood, kidneys, nervous system and easily cause poisoning.

However, doctors warn, if at home, the mother does not know if the baby has a lot of glass in her mouth or not, she should not give milk or water to her child, but she must quickly take her child to the hospital. institute. Because unlike swallowing other banned substances, when a baby breaks a glass thermometer, the debris is most likely lingering in his mouth.

So parents should not throat or force children to vomit. Doing so can cause glass fragments to scratch the baby's mouth and body. Parents should not give children water, which can make them swallow more glass fragments, increasing the risk of intestinal perforation.

What parents should do at that time is to hold their children away from the broken thermometer area so they do not inhale mercury and quickly take them to the hospital. Doctors will have the professional and equipment to judge the situation and offer the most effective treatment.

How to handle when the mercury thermometer is broken

- The child quickly leaves the room to avoid mercury evaporating in the air, when inhaled will cause lung damage.

- Change all children's clothing to avoid mercury sticking to clothes.

- Wash your hands, face and eyes with physiological saline.

- Clean mercury on the floor by wearing gloves and using a cotton swab or paper to remove mercury. Put mercury in a sealed container, never falling into the drain to avoid water poisoning.

- If the child shows signs of mercury poisoning, or the thermometer is broken, calm down, do not try to force the child to vomit, give him / her plenty of water to quickly take him to a nearby medical facility. best to detox promptly.