DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Each year nearly 3,000 children are treated in emergency rooms after ingesting a button battery, according to the National Safety Council. Button batteries are roughly the size ...
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 ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A major change is coming to battery packaging, thanks to the persistence of one Lubbock mom. You may remember Reese Hamsmith, the Lubbock toddler who died after she ingested a ...
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 ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tiny round lithium batteries are able to power many devices in your home, but they’re dangerous to leave lying around for a toddler to find. Dr. Camilla Fraga Lovejoy, of ...
The Oklahoma Poison Center released a statement on Monday urging parents to secure button batteries before the holidays. “Especially this time of year, batteries come along with gifts. A lot of our ...
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