Button batteries - a little-known risk to small children
Small coin-sized lithium batteries, also known as button batteries, are a little-known risk to small children.
If a button battery gets stuck in a child’s throat, it can burn through the child’s oesophagus within 2 hours and cause severe internal injuries and death. Four Aussie kids each week on average go to emergency departments with button battery-related injuries.
We, Kidsafe & Energizer have launched The Battery Controlled campaign to help make parents aware of the dangers of kids swallowing these small batteries.
For more information and safety tips on helping keep kids safe from button batteries, visit:
You can also check out these videos on YouTube – the second one is about a one year old Queensland boy who unfortunately swallowed a button battery:
