Broke a thermometer? Urgently call the professionals

Are you trying to get your hands on these cute but playful balls yourself? So, you have no idea how amateur performance will end. And you don’t know exactly where to call if you broke the thermometer. But you need to contact urgently, and only to experts

After all, as a rule, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and other state organizations appear only in the subway, in a hospital, school and similar crowded places, covering their activities for a long time. And to people like you, no one will come for free. Unless they give dangerous advice like “vacuum”, etc.

First Tips

This happened? I know what it is and how to deal with it! Here are the first tips:

do not panic;
immediately dial the desired phone: +7(812)309-13-43 or +7(812)649-98-03
while waiting for the specialists, read right now about what you need to know and how to save your life and loved ones.

How poisoning occurs

I must say right away that the process is invisible. But he is tough and tough. After all, breaking out of the glass shackles, mercury definitely hits you:

through the skin;
mucous membranes (the liver instantly takes the hit);
by inhalation of vapors.

Remember! A thermometer contains 2 g of mercury. Half the dose is capable of killing on the spot anyone who relies on their own strength. If you know where to call if the thermometer crashed and you already picked up the phone, then you saved your own and someone else’s life.

Symptoms of poisoning

The diagnostician will understand better. But I know for sure – you picked up mercury vapor and you urgently need a doctor if:

you have a temperature (up to 40 degrees);
wildly weakened and your fingers are shaking;
you breathe with labor you vomit, vomit, vilify (with blood); m;
you vomit, feel sick, vilify (with blood);
your mouth is full of saliva and tastes of metal;
wildly aching head, stomach and chest.

Urgently! Tell others who to call if the thermometer is broken. Believe me, it’s scary when the internal organs, the brain, etc. are affected, and sometimes very hard.

Do’s and Don’ts

Are you waiting for the arrival of a pro from the “Expert Mercury” service? Know that you are dealing with poison of the 1st category of danger. And therefore, before the arrival of specialists, do not hesitate:

vacuuming, wiping surfaces and creating drafts in the place where the ill-fated thermometer crashed;
throw balls into a bucket, toilet bowl or garbage chute – they will be professionally eliminated without you;
contaminate clothes or shoes with mercury;
erase everything that the poison touched.

All this can be deadly! Therefore, if you know where to call if you broke the thermometer, but didn’t do it, don’t put it off, call, and then:

open the window;
turn off the heating;
ask everyone to leave the room (do not forget about animals and birds);
closing the door behind you, wait for the pros.

Attention! What I will say next is only for extreme cases. Having secured yourself with shoe covers (or plastic bags), rubber gloves and an Alina-G mercury mask, take these steps:

зshut the door and plug the gap between it and the floor with a wet towel
arm yourself with cardboard (thick paper will do), a brush, potassium permanganate, a terry towel, a rubber bulb, a syringe without a needle and a wet newspaper;
start using the bristles of the brush to roll the mercury onto the cardboard, moistening it with a manganese solution, and collect the change with a pear or a syringe;
go out every quarter of an hour into the fresh air;
after removing all visible traces of damage, rinse the surfaces with a solution of potassium permanganate (20 g per 10 liters of water) (because you will have to say goodbye to carpets, soft toys and similar things, throwing them where experts say)

How professionals work

Keep in mind that everything written above is temporary measures. If you know where to call if you break a thermometer, I advise you to call immediately. Save only specialists. If they get down to business, then neither you nor your loved ones will inhale mercury vapor for years. After all, professionals:

know what to do if the thermometer breaks at home
use special equipment and cool techniques;
they will 100% clean the premises – they will remove it and search the places contaminated with mercury.