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Posted On : 01 Jun 2013

what to be done if a child bites the mercury thermameter in his mouth and swallows small amount of mercury.

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corina lisa

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Gastric lavagr

11 years ago

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Tony Germans

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observation

11 years ago

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kamal varshney

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nothig has be done as the quantity is too small

11 years ago

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samed alsalmi

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Ipeca

11 years ago

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Sevinj Abdullayeva

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Just wait until the mercury will go out. The small amount is not harmless for children.

11 years ago

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Read about MERCURY POISONING on ww.pediatriconcall,com or from the web address given below:

ww.pediatriconcall,com, fordoctor, Poisning_Center, default.aspx

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