Accidental ingestion of mercury inside the thermometer should be treated differently according to the situation. If the mercury is simply taken by mistake, it will not cause serious consequences because the liquid mercury is basically non-toxic to the human body, and the content of mercury inside the thermometer is relatively small, which will not cause serious poisoning, the patient just needs to eat lightly and drink more water, the mercury can be excreted with the feces, and in the early stage the patient can also take milk, In the early stage, patients can also take milk, egg white, etc. to avoid the corrosion of the gastric mucosa by mercury. If you accidentally eat the mercury inside the thermometer and at the same time eat glass fragments, you should promptly go to the hospital for treatment, because the glass fragments can cut the digestive tract, serious bleeding, causing serious consequences. The mercury inside the thermometer evaporates into mercury vapor after it flows out, which can lead to serious poisoning, even if it is a small amount of mercury, if it is volatile in a closed space into mercury vapor, it can also lead to poisoning, which should be highly noted.