A child chewed a thermometer and ended up in the hospital

A child from Novy Urengoy was hospitalized with mercury in his stomach

Photo: Liliya Sharlovskaya

In Novy Urengoy, a child bit through a thermometer and swallowed mercury. The baby was taken to the city hospital, MK Yamal reported.

According to the source, doctors examined the child at the medical institution and left him under observation for several days. According to experts, you can only be poisoned by mercury vapor; the liquid metal itself is not dangerous. When the mercury balls left the baby’s body naturally, doctors recorded that his health was not in danger.

Experts urged residents not to leave dangerous objects, medicines and other chemicals in the public domain for the child.