What is the correct way to deal with a broken mercury thermometer?
Question 1: Does it matter if the mercury thermometer breaks when I put it on the bed? There are children sleeping in the bed at home, and it seems that only the front part is broken. What should I do? Doctor Cui Lixia answered: If the mercury comes out, it needs to be cleaned up as soon as possible. Pick up the child and change the bed sheets and quilt covers. Be careful not to scatter the mercury on the ground. Just remove the bed sheets and quilt covers and shake the mercury into a plastic bag and seal it. If the mercury…