Button battery ingestion or inhalation may be difficult to diagnose in the absence of an electrical injury. Unexplained chronic stridor merits prompt investigation and early imaging. Case study of a ...

Katie Jacobsen knew button batteries were harmful to children. As she rushed to the ER, she gave her daughter honey, on a poison control website's advice. When 3-year old Maggie told her mom Katie ...

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 ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. California Poison Control System (CPCS) and Valley Children’s Healthcare have teamed up to promote a “Button” Battery Safety ...

A spoonful of honey can delay corrosive damage caused by button-battery ingestion in children as new research raises awareness of the risks associated with swallowing them. Button batteries can be ...