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Could The Bath Tub Be Used If A Thermometer Has Burst In It?

I was going to give my baby a bath . So I took the baby bath out & added the hot water . Placed the thermometer in & it burst . so through the water out & washed the baby bath out with sunlight liquid & hot water . Would that have been fine to use the bath again ?
Tue, 26 Aug 2014
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it all depends on the age of the baby and the amount of mercury,
see for the skin of the baby, if in case there are no changes then it should be fine,
if you notice ant abnormal features, then immediately consult a paediatrician.
mercury is highly volatile and also an irritant
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Could The Bath Tub Be Used If A Thermometer Has Burst In It?

it all depends on the age of the baby and the amount of mercury, see for the skin of the baby, if in case there are no changes then it should be fine, if you notice ant abnormal features, then immediately consult a paediatrician. mercury is highly volatile and also an irritant