Interesting, but it didn't mention treatment other than "supportive care
suffices".  So I suppose it gets removed naturally; by the kidneys,
perhaps?  Not as bad as kidney stones, I guess. 

GC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Spehro Pefhany
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:50 AM
> To: piclist@mit.edu
> Subject: Re: [OT] Liquid Mercury Source
> 
> Quoting piclist@ian.org:
> 
> > On Tue, 17 Jun 2008, Apptech wrote:
> >> 2.    When I was very young (memories of AA Milne book title
> >> flit across hind brain) I bit a thermometer and swallowed
> >> the mercury. It appeared to do no harm, although some would
> >> say that ... .
> >
> > Luckily the biggest risk is inhaling the fumes which go 
> right into the
> > bloodstream.  Swallowing it is actually safer than breathing it, go
> > figure.
> 
> There was a case of a person who attempted suicide by injecting Hg  
> into directly into a vein. It simply pooled and did not kill 
> them, at  
> least not very
> quickly:
> 
> http://www.circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/91/12/3020
> 
> 
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