A new law aims to keep children safe from deadly button-sized batteries, but a Consumer Reports investigation reveals serious ...
Look around your house, and chances are you've got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they’re potentially deadly if swallowed. A ...
Many of them are powered by what are called button cell (or coin cell) batteries, aptly named because of their shape and small size. These batteries are powerful and compact. Unfortunately ...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates there were more than 54-thousand ER visits and at least 25 deaths attributed to button batteries from 2011 to 2021. How do children get ahold of these ...
Button batteries — they’re small devices found in almost every home, and awareness about the dangers they raise to children may be even smaller. The tiny, dime-like pucks cause injuries ...
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.
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Button batteries can be as large as a coin or as small as the tip of an eraser, and despite the small size they pose a serious health risk for children. The batteries ...
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 ...
Button batteries are found in a range of household products including remote controls, kitchen scales and toys Doctors are warning of the dangers of button batteries to young children after the ...
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