During an amalgam procedure, the amalgam does not mix with the mercury, and you have a mercury exposure. To clean up the mercury exposure, you would do which of the following?
Call a biohazard specialist to come in and clean up the spill.
Use a mercury spill kit.
Vacuum it up with the HVE.
Pick it up with gloved hands and dispose it into the commode.
Use a mercury spill kit.
Rationale: Use a mercury spill kit.
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