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Button batteries pose deadly risks to children. Doctors want them to be made safer

A "button cell" battery is held between a thumb and index finger. If small children swallow them, the batteries can get stuck in the esophagus and cause life-threatening injuries. (Stephanie Pilick / ...
WMUR

Consumer Reports warns of button battery risks in household items

PUTTING YOUR FAMILY AT RISK. BUTTON AND COIN CELL BATTERIES ARE TINY BUT POWERFUL. YOU CAN FIND THEM IN EVERYTHING FROM TEA LIGHTS TO TOYS AND IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY’RE UNIQUELY ...
Yahoo

Toddler 'Rushed to the ER’ After Swallowing Button Battery. Nearly 2 Years Later, Mom Says the Recovery Has Been ‘Torture’ (Exclusive)

Allen noticed something was wrong with Asa and rushed him to the hospital. It would be one of many trips they would take Now, she's using her platform on TikTok to raise awareness of the dangers of ...
WSOC-TV

Button battery safety warning

CHARLOTTE — 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 ...
11Alive

Review of products finds many have button batteries 'dangerously accessible' as choking hazard, despite new law

ATLANTA — Despite new safety laws aimed at protecting children, button and coin cell batteries remain a potentially deadly hazard. A Consumer Reports investigation found that many household items ...
kcra.com

Consumer Reports: A button-sized battery safety warning

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. A new ...
WRAL

The hidden dangers of button batteries

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. A new ...
Medical Xpress

There's another scary side to Halloween—button battery safety risks

Two-thirds of Australian parents are unaware of the symptoms of button battery ingestion, according to a study by the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ). This Halloween, Dr. Anna Girardi—a ...
ABC News

Button battery inside children's book causes car seat fire: Officials

The book publisher said it has sold millions of the e-books without incident. A button battery inside a children's book caused a car seat to burst into flames, according to a North Carolina fire ...
Consumer Reports

One-Third of Toys and Household Items With Button-Sized Batteries CR Tested Pose a Hazard to Children

Cute strings of fairy lights, little flameless candles, goofy flashing headbands and dress-up clothes, and tons of toys that blink, beep, and buzz. Around the holidays especially, the market is awash ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

Consumer Reports: Button battery safety warning

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (CONSUMER REPORTS) - 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 ...