Battery Ingestion: In The News
2020
- Texas toddler dies after swallowing battery
- Indianapolis toddler swallows button battery
- New coin battery released with bitter coating to deter pediatric ingestions
- Russian 12 year old dies after swallowing lithium watch battery
- Sydney toddler undergoes major surgery after swallowing button battery
- Button battery burns Chineese toddler's esophagus after he accidentally swallowed it
- Disk Battery Ingestion article: Free Medscape registration required
2019
- pH-neutralizing Esophageal Irrigations as a Novel Mitigation Strategy for Button Battery Injury: January 2019
- Button Battery Injuries in Children: A Growing Risk: March 2019
- Deadly Button Batteries are Sending 20 Aussie Kids to Hospital Weekly: April 2019
- Texas toddler lands in ICU after swallowing dad's watch battery: April 30, 2019
- UK Government Button batteries campaign: how to stay safe: June 2019
- Button cell batteries: know the danger (in the UK): June 2019
- Visual Diagnosis: Button versus Battery: Foreign Body Ingestions in Pedatrics: November 2019
- Hidden battery dangers this holiday season: December 2019
- Product recall: Parents warned about Baby Shark Hand Wash risk: December 2019
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Toddler swallows 20 button batteries: December 2019
2018
- Honey may protect children who swallow button batteries; August 17, 2018
- Button batteries kill. Here’s how we can prevent needless child deaths from battery ingestion; August 8, 2018
- Study authors advise giving honey to children who swallow button batteries; June 12, 2018
- Dangers of button batteries; 9News; May 10, 2018
- Connecticut Parents Raising Awareness After Toddler Swallows Button Battery; ABC 13; May 9, 2018
- Hole burned in toddler's esophagus after he swallows button battery; CBSFox 59; May 11, 2018
- Toddler's Ordeal Highlights Button Battery Danger; Fox 5; May 2, 2018
- Startup Aims to Make Swallowed Batteries Safer For Kids; IEEE Spectrum; Mar 15, 2018
- After Nearly Three Months At Connecticut Children's, Baby Who Swallowed Button Battery To Return Home; Hartford Courant; Mar 6, 2018
- Local Mom Discusses Dangers of Button Batteries; WFSB.com; Mar 5, 2018
- Button Cell Batteries Can Lead to Health Scares for Children; THV11.com; Feb 26, 2018
- Are Fidget Spinners a Health Hazard? Medical News Today; Feb 8, 2018
- Swallowed Button Batteries Add to Safety Concerns About 'Fidget Spinners'; EurekAlert.com; Jan 26, 2018
- A Doctor's Tweet About Disc Batteries Is A Crucial Warning To Parents; Huffington Post; Jan 9, 2018
2017
©2010-2020 National Capital Poison Center. Reproduced and/or modified with permission.- Parents of Injured Toddler Warn Other Families of 'Button Battery' Danger; USA Today; Dec 22, 2017
- A Warning Before Christmas: Billings Mom Shares Story of Toddler's Battery Ingestion; Dec 21, 2017
- Alert: A Mother Has An Important Warning After Her Toddler Swallowed A Small Battery; TwoEggz.com; Dec 12, 2017
- Our view: Boy’s Battery Ordeal Stirs Concern; GoErie.com; Nov 16, 2017
- This Dad’s Tragic Story About Button Batteries Could Be A Live-Saving Reminder For Parents; Romper; Sep 29, 2017
- Little Girl Is Playing With Her Favorite Toy, Suddenly She Is Fighting For Her Life: Jesus Daily; Aug 4, 2017
- Baby Olie’s Case Highlights Danger of Kids Swallowing Button Batteries; The Asian Parent; Jul 2017
- Toddler Nearly Killed by BATHROOM SCALES After Eating Battery Acid and Mum Only Worked it Out When She Weighed Herself; Mirror UK News; Jul 26, 2017
- My Daughter Died by Swallowing A Button Battery - Don't Let It Happen To Your Child; inews; Jun 5, 2017
- Dangers Of Children Swallowing Button Batteries Highlighted In New Campaign Aimed At Parents; Huffington Post; Jun 1, 2017
- Woman Says Son was Burned by Swallowing Dollar Tree Night Light Battery; West Virginia Record; May 31, 2017
- Family Almost Loses Son Because of A Button Battery; May 20, 2017
- The Danger of Tiny Batteries is Bigger Than Ever; WAFF.com; May 10, 2017
- Girl, 2, Is Left Fighting for Her Life after Accidentally Swallowing A 10p-sized 'Button' Battery from Inside A Car Key which Burned through Her Stomach And Arteries; Daily Mail; Apr 11, 2017
- A Growing Hazard for Children: Swallowing 'Button' Batteries; Journal Sentinal Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Jan 22, 2017
- It Took Docs Five Months to Discover A Battery in Our Son's Throat; eveningtimes.co.uk; Jan 7, 2017
2016
©2010-2020 National Capital Poison Center. Reproduced and/or modified with permission.- Child from St. Johns County Undergoes 18 Procedures after Swallowing Battery; ActionNewsJax.com; Dec 22, 2016
- Battery Acid Death: Toddler Died after Swallowing Three-Volt Battery from 3D Glasses which Leaked Acid in Her Throat; The Sun; Oct 4, 2016
- Button Batteries Pose 'Deadly' Risk to Toddlers; BBC.com; Sep 22, 2016
- Tragedy as Toddler Dies after Swallowing A Battery which Eroded into An Artery; Mirror UK News; Jun 19, 2016
- Focus on Subspecialties: Concerns mount for catastrophic injury in children who ingest button batteries; May 6, 2016; AAP News
- Two Year Old Dies after Swallowing Battery: Report; Times Live; Mar 12, 2015
- Toddler, 2, Swallowed A Battery which Burned A Hole in His Throat And Left Him Unable to Eat; DailyMail.com; Feb 11, 2016
- Sheffield Toddler's Life Saved by City Doctors after Swallowing Battery; South Yorkshire Times; Feb 6, 2016
- Toddler Dies After Swallowing a Button Battery; Jan 6, 2016; Good Housekeeping
2015
©2010-2020 National Capital Poison Center. Reproduced and/or modified with permission.- Oklahoma Toddler's Death Puts Spotlight on Battery Dangers; The Oklahoman; Dec 30, 2015
- Toddler's Oesophagus Looked Like 'A Mushed-Up Hamburger' after Swallowing Button Battery; Herald Sun; Sep 18, 2015
- Baby's Spine Corroded Causing His 'Head to almost Fall Off' after He Swallowed A Lithium Battery Which the Hospital Assumed Was A Shirt Button; Daily Mail Australia; Jul 20, 2015
- New Zealand Baby Now Disabled after Swallowing Batteries; Youth Health Magazine; Feb 13, 2015
- We Can't Leave Hospital, He Can't Breathe: Mother's Anguish after Her Eight-Month-Old Son Swallowed A Tiny Cell Battery which Burned His Insides for Three Days before Doctors Discovered It; Daily Mail Australia; Feb 11, 2015
- Tauranga Baby Fights for His Life after Battery Accident; stuff.co.nz, Fairfax Media Digital; Feb 9, 2015
2014
©2010-2020 National Capital Poison Center. Reproduced and/or modified with permission.- Coating prevents electrical current from damaging the digestive tract after battery ingestion; Nov 3, 2014 by Anne Trafton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 'Button battery' warning over child deaths in Manchester; Oct 14, 2014; BBC News
- For Young Hands, A Peril Too Easily in Reach; lohud.com; Mar 7, 2014