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Mom shares urgent warning for parents after baby swallows battery and spends 48 days in the hospital

A 14-month-old Idaho Falls boy who spent five weeks in the hospital after he swallowed a battery is now home with his family ...
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Batteries can cause choking and burns if swallowed. Here's what to know before you hand out those new toys.

Your kid is about to get some new battery-operated toys. Here's how to keep them safe. (Getty Images) No matter how many Montessori-style wooden toys a baby has, there’s no replacing the delight in ...
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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 ...
Los Angeles Times

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

Children can suffer serious or deadly injuries after swallowing button batteries, which power a wide range of household items. Physicians say serious injury can happen within two hours, sometimes ...

First grader who swallowed button battery recovering at St. Louis hospital

The frightened first grader accidentally swallowed a quarter-sized button battery. It was for a custom-made watch Leighton's ...
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A Fairfield startup company is working on a solution to prevent accidents in which young children swallow button batteries. Landsdowne Labs is developing ChildLok, a technology that will deactivate ...
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Child UNsafe: The danger of button batteries

They are found in items you use every day: Your TV remote, musical greeting cards, the control for your fan, your car’s keyless remote, and even some of your kids’ toys. Button batteries come in ...
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'These tiny batteries are in more products than you realize': If ingested by a child, they can be deadly

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A home kitchen scale from Greater Goods is being recalled. There is nothing wrong with the scale itself, but the battery compartment doesn't meet child resistance regulations. The ...
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Yes, honey can save a child's life after button battery ingestion

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Toys are a young child's best friend, but the batteries that go in them can be a parent's worst enemy. The National Capital Poison Control Center reports more than 3,500 people ...
Buffalo News

Button battery ingestion a threat to children

When Susan Sadauskas turned her back for a few moments on her 15-month-old son Max, the Ohio mom never imagined that the toddler would make his way to the remote control for her stereo, remove its ...
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Batteries can cause choking and burns if swallowed. Here's what to know before you hand out those new toys.

No matter how many Montessori-style wooden toys a baby has, there’s no replacing the delight in their face when they see a light-up toy sing their favorite tune. But even for parents who aren’t ...