I accidentally drank a thermometer of mercury mixed with milk, why didn t I die?

The amount of mercury in a thermometer is not immediately lethal because it is not large, but mercury may accumulate in the human body, mainly if it is not continuously taken or exposed, and there is no immediate harm.

Look at what the temperature is remembered, and now there are several.

Mercury poisoning occurs. This is the case with a large intake of milk and egg whites.

Acute mercury poisoning.

1) Systemic symptoms: metallic taste in the mouth, headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, body aches, chills, fever (38 39), and in severe cases, agitation, irritability, insomnia and even convulsions, coma or mental disorder. (2) Respiratory manifestations: cough, sputum production, chest pain, dyspnea, cyanosis, and different degrees of dry and wet grunts or decreased breath sounds can be heard in both lungs on auscultation.

3) Gastrointestinal manifestations: gingival swelling and pain, erosion, bleeding, oral mucosal ulceration, loose teeth, salivation, "mercury line", ulcers of the lip and buccal mucosa, abnormal liver function and hepatomegaly. Oral poisoning may present with generalized abdominal pain, diarrhoea, mucus, or bloody stools. In severe cases, generalized peritonitis can be caused by gastrointestinal perforation, shock may occur due to dehydration and other reasons, and liver damage may occur in individual cases.

4) Toxic nephropathy Due to renal tubular epithelial cell necrosis, oral administration of mercury salt for several hours, inhalation of high concentration of mercury vapor for 2 3 days will cause edema, anuria, azotemia, hyperkalemia, acidosis, uremia, etc. until acute renal failure and life-threatening. Patients who are allergic to mercury may have hematuria, eosinophilic urine, and systemic allergic symptoms, and some patients may develop acute glomerulonephritis, and in severe cases, hematuria, proteinuria, hypertension, and acute renal failure (ARF).

5)**Manifestations appear more than 2 to 3 days after poisoning, as a red maculopapular rash. It appears early on the extremities, head and face, and then on the whole body, and can coalesce into patches or ulcers, and infection with generalized lymphadenopathy. In severe cases, exfoliative dermatitis may occur.

First aid treatment Patients who are poisoned by oral mercury and its compounds should immediately use sodium bicarbonate or warm water to induce vomiting, and then oral raw egg white, milk or soy milk to adsorb the poison, and then use magnesium sulfate to induce catharsis. People with mercury inhalation should immediately evacuate the scene and change their clothing.

Mercury repellent** Acute mercury poisoning can be treated with 5% sodium dimercaptopropane sulfonate solution, intramuscular injection; After that, once every 4 6 hours, 1 time a day after 1 2 days, generally ** about 1 week. Dimercaptobutyl disodium or mercaptopropanol can also be used. **If the patient has acute renal failure during the process, mercury removal should be suspended, and renal failure rescue should be the main treatment; or in combination with hemodialysis for low-dose mercury repellent**.

Chronic mercury poisoning and mercury repelling** The commonly used drug is 5% sodium dimercaptopropane sulfonate solution, intramuscular injection, once a day, for 3 days, and 4 days of withdrawal as a course of treatment. The number of courses of treatment is determined according to the condition and the condition of mercury removal.

Symptomatic support** Fluids, correction of fluid and electrolyte imbalances, oral care, and the use of glucocorticoids to improve the condition. In contact dermatitis, a wet compress of 3% boric acid can be used. Once a history of organic mercury exposure is established, mercury repellent should be performed with or without symptoms**.

The method is the same as chronic mercury poisoning, but the first week should be treated as acute mercury poisoning; Patients with oral poisoning should be gastric lavage in time. Symptomatic support** is particularly important for organic mercury poisoning, mainly to protect the function of vital organs, especially the nervous system, because mercury removal alone does not prevent the development of neuropsychiatric symptoms.

So if the thermometer breaks, and the mercury goes to the body, and even what happens if you drink it, that's a terrible question, because we all know that mercury is a harmful substance, and if you do drink a watermark, then it's scattered along the blood vessels in the brain.

Drink milk and eat raw eggs, and then go to the hospital as soon as possible.

Analysis: This kind of indication is very harmful to the body, but over time, it will be completely excreted from the body in about a week.

Guidance: You can give your child a diet high in dietary fiber and foods that have a detoxifying effect. For example, a large number of vegetables, especially celery, leeks, and kelp, can wrap mercury in the digestive system and then excrete it with intestinal peristalsis.

Mercury is absolutely never drinkable, it is poisonous.

It's safer to go to the hospital for a check-up, but I seem to have broken a thermometer before, and I accidentally got a little mercury on my hands, and then I didn't wash my hands and ate an apple, which seems to be fine.

Problem analysis to take pants:

This situation is very dangerous, the mercury in the mercury table belongs to the genus of heavy gold and sensitivity, and if you drink it, it will lead to poisoning of heavy metals, and the situation will be life-threatening in serious cases.

Suggestions: At this time, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible, and if the situation is serious, you also need to wash and balance the stomach symptomatically, and rehydrate for a period of time.

As far as I know, the mercury solubility is very small and it should be fine. (For personal opinions, please refer to) first aid measures for mercury poisoning.

**Contact: Remove contaminated clothing and rinse immediately and thoroughly with running water. Then wrap the clothes in plastic bags to prevent littering and causing secondary pollution.

Eye contact: Lift the eyelid immediately and rinse with plenty of running water or saline.

Inhalation: Quickly remove from the scene to fresh air. Keep warm and give artificial respiration if necessary. Seek medical attention quickly.

Ingestion: Rinse your mouth immediately and give milk or egg whites to those who have taken it by mistake. Medical treatment.

Chronically poisoned individuals should be disengaged from further contact.

After first aid, you should seek further medical attention to determine if there is any other damage!

Please refer to the following documents for details.

Mercury is a metal, and like other metals, it is insoluble in water. So, don't worry.

Mercury poisoning is mainly the mercury vapor produced when it volatilizes, and it is safer to submerge it in water.

Don't worry, it's okay, Gong is not allowed in the water, he is very dense, and he will sink to the bottom.