ENT surgeon Mr Ram Moorthy, who was not involved in the study but is a member of Royal College of Surgeons of England, said: ...

But those batteries pose a serious harm, Consumer Reports warns. A lot of these gadgets and gizmos are powered by button batteries or coin cell batteries, which are small and powerful. It is so ...

The shift away from using coins has fuelled a drop in children needing surgery to remove objects they have swallowed or stuck ...

Analysis found far fewer children are now needing hospital procedures to remove objects from throats, noses and airways.

Two-thirds of Australian parents are unaware of the symptoms of button battery ingestion, according to a study by the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ). This Halloween, Dr. Anna Girardi ...

Island Health has launched a survey on the dangers posed by button batteries to help shape future safety regulations.

From 2021 to 2023, the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre managed 159 cases of button battery exposures, with 55% of them ...

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Button batteries are more of a risk than most realize, a message the BC Injury Research Prevention Unit is issuing ahead of National Poison Prevention Week. The button battery, also known as a ...