Medical center quick to react to an odd potential mercury exposure
Hospital Safety Connection, November 19, 2008
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Workers at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Boise, ID, dealt with an unusual mercury threat last Friday.
The incident began when a baby, who was at home at the time, bit the end of a mercury thermometer, exposing the child and family members to the toxic, metallic liquid, reported KTRV-Fox 12 of Nampa, ID. Relatives brought the baby to the ED at St. Luke’s.
Fearing a more widespread exposure, hospital officials cordoned off the lobby and called in a hazardous material team to assess the area for mercury, according to KTRV. Responders didn’t find any mercury threats in the hospital, and the child was treated and released.
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