People who are directly exposed to mercury vapor or compounds, are near the affected area or have signs of poisoning should go to the nearest medical facility to accurately check their health status.

Mercury detoxification is the process of removing mercury from your body. There are many ways to detoxify mercury such as using medication, you can also use mercury detoxification measures at home under the guidance of a medical professional to remove mercury from your body.

Mercury and most of its compounds are extremely toxic to human health, so when using products containing mercury such as thermometers, fluorescent bulbs, etc., we are often advised to be extremely careful, even when throwing them away. Mercury leakage incidents become especially serious in cases where mercury is burned (eg: fluorescent bulb factory fire, etc.) which will cause mercury to evaporate at high concentrations, combined with strong winds to disperse over a large area, greatly affecting human health.

Thermometers are the most commonly used medical instruments today. Thermometers are sold in many different designs and ways of use on the market, including specially designed thermometers for infants. Every household should buy good thermometers and understand how to use them to protect the health of themselves and their loved ones.

Human body temperature can change rapidly. If a child or someone is sick, the caregiver needs to know how to monitor body temperature. Therefore, knowing how to measure a mercury thermometer accurately and safely at home will help monitor health as well as take better care of the sick person.

The first signs of mercury poisoning are usually numbness, such as tingling in the lips, fingers, and toes. People who inhale the fumes of this metal often experience difficulty breathing, chills, fatigue, headaches, and possibly fever.

Mercury thermometers are very useful medical devices, commonly used to measure body temperature. However, because they are made of glass, thermometers are very easy to break, causing the mercury in the thermometer to spread out. So is the mercury in thermometers toxic? What should be done when a mercury thermometer breaks?