The thermometer is broken and touched the skin first need to use soap and water to wash, if necessary, to the hospital disposal. Daily use of the thermometer for the mercury thermometer, the skin if contact with mercury, absorption is slow, timely cleaning generally does not cause poisoning. But if the thermometer breaks when the skin damage, or skin wounds after touching, the need for timely medical care, local care disinfection, combined with the patient’s specific situation for treatment. At the same time, due to the mercury has a certain volatility, when the thermometer broken, if touching the skin after cleaning, you need to clean up the debris in a timely manner, and open the window to ventilate. Although the mercury content in the thermometer is small, but it belongs to the highly toxic substances, need to be dealt with in a timely manner, to avoid volatilization of the human body after inhalation of adverse consequences. Any discomfort during the above process, you need to go to the hospital in a timely manner.