In the Lviv region what to do if the thermometer broke?
In every house there is a medical thermometer that we use at the first sign of sickness ... But it may happen that the ailment will cause the thermometer - if it is to break. Mercury is dangerous. To get into the body it can in two ways: through the digestive tract or through the respiratory tract. The result is mercury poisoning, which for a long time can proceed without any General symptoms. Especially harmful mercury vapor. It begins to evaporate at any positive temperature, the higher the temperature, the faster evaporation occurs. The main symptoms of mercury poisoning: weakness, malaise, loss of appetite, sore throat in the process of swallowing, severe headaches, taste of metal in mouth, increased salivation, swelling and bleeding gums, nausea and vomiting. What to do * Print from premises all people, primarily children, the disabled, the elderly. * Protect respiratory organs at least a damp gauze bandage. * Wear rubber gloves to protect the skin. * Restrict access to the site of the spill. Mercury sticks to surfaces and can be easily posted on the soles to other parts of the room. * Immediately begin to collect the mercury: collect a syringe large balls and immediately drop them in a glass jar with solution (2 g potassium permanganate in 1 liter of water). Water is needed to ensure that the mercury does not evaporate. Bank keep away from heating appliances. ATTENTION! Remember that the collection of mercury drops and the shards must be implemented from the periphery to the center of the room. * Small droplets can be collected with a syringe, rubber bulb, two sheets of paper, adhesive tape, adhesive tape, wet Newspapers and also fold in a jar. * Clean soiled areas with soap-soda solution (400 grams of soap and 500 grams of soda ash per 10 liters of water). * Close the room after treatment so that there is no connection with other areas, and ventilate it. * When it comes to the spill over of significant quantities of mercury, you should implement all the warnings about safety, and immediately call specialists emergency "101". What not to do 1. You can't throw a broken thermometer in the garbage disposal. Two grams of mercury can contaminate six thousand cubic meters of air. 2. You can't sweep mercury with a broom: stiff rods only crushed the poisonous bulbs in small mercury dust. 3. It is impossible to collect the mercury with a vacuum cleaner: air facilitates the evaporation of liquid metal. In addition, the cleaner will then immediately throw away. 4. In any case, you cannot create a draft before you have collected the mercury, because shiny balls scatter across the room. 5. It is impossible to wear clothes and shoes in contact with mercury in a washing machine. - This garment is better to throw. 6. You have to keep the mercury in the sewage system. She settles in the sewers. And to remove mercury from sewage is incredibly difficult. Note that in Lviv mercury take in management concerning emergency situations and civil protection of population of the LGS on address vul. Stefanik, 4.Ïåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
