When button batteries are lodged in the body, their electrical current breaks down water, driving up alkalinity to dangerous levels akin to bleach. Bodily tissues can begin to liquefy.

When button batteries are lodged in the body, their electrical current breaks down water, driving up alkalinity to dangerous levels akin to bleach. Bodily tissues can begin to liquefy.

Katie Jacobsen knew button batteries were harmful to children. As she rushed to the ER, she gave her daughter honey, on a poison control website's advice. When 3-year old Maggie told her mom Katie ...

Button batteries and lithium coin batteries power many electronic devices that families tend to have in their homes: TV remotes, key fobs, thermometers, scales, toys, flame-free candles — even ...

There are around 6,000 pediatric ER visits for button battery ingestion every year in the United States. If you even suspect your child may have swallowed a button battery, take them to the emergency ...

Button and coin cell batteries are tiny but powerful: You can find them in everything from tealights to toys. And in the hands of young children, they’re uniquely dangerous.

Look around your house. Chances are you've got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they’re potentially deadly if swallowed.

Toddler 'Rushed to the ER’ After Swallowing Button Battery. Nearly 2 Years Later, Mom Says the Recovery Has Been ‘Torture’ (Exclusive) Kasey Allen has been raising awareness for the dangers ...

Coronavirus Button battery injuries in kids rose 93% in first 7 months of pandemic Button batteries are found in remote controls, flameless candles, light-up toys, watches By Alexandria Hein Fox News ...

Button and coin cell batteries are tiny but powerful: You can find them in everything from tealights to toys. And in the hands of young children, they’re uniquely dangerous.