A Colorado mom is sharing a warning for other parents as her 4-year-old daughter recovers in the hospital after swallowing a ...
Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, reported seeing two cases involving button batteries in the last month.
A Colorado mom shared a chilling warning after her daughter swallowed a battery from inside a Christmas gift. “You can be the ...
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - As gifts are exchanged this holiday season, medical professionals want to remind parents of the risk ...
A "button cell" battery is held between a thumb and index finger. If small children swallow them, the batteries can get stuck in the esophagus and cause life-threatening injuries. (Stephanie Pilick / ...
Norton Children’s Hospital is emphasizing the dangers of button batteries that may come in toys children receive for Christmas. Within the past month, Norton Children’s emergency department has seen ...
IT should be the season of goodwill to all, but the festive season can be littered with hazards. People have been warned to ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) — With Christmas just days away, first responders are warning parents about potential battery hazards ...
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 ...
PUTTING YOUR FAMILY AT RISK. BUTTON AND COIN CELL BATTERIES ARE TINY BUT POWERFUL. YOU CAN FIND THEM IN EVERYTHING FROM TEA LIGHTS TO TOYS AND IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY’RE UNIQUELY ...
CHARLOTTE — Look around your house. 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 ...
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. A lot of our ...