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If swallowed, a button battery can completely erode the
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CHICAGO (WBBM) – Two children in the last
three weeks have been treated at Children’s
Memorial Hospital after they ingested button
batteries.
One child was hospitalized after the battery
perforated the esophagus.
Pediatric resident Dr. Karen Maul of Children’s
says swallowing batteries can be the equivalent
of ingesting bleach.
LISTEN: Newsradio 780′s Lisa Fielding
reports
“Button batteries aren’t like
coins when they are
swallowed in that they
produce an electric current
and that generates
hydroxide ions so if you
can imagine swallowing
bleach, it’s kind of similar.”
Studies show that small,
coin sized batteries found
in products such as remote
controls, flashlights and
greeting cards are now
landing in the hands of
children and with some
devastating
consequences. Dr. Maul
says this injury is 100
percent preventable.
A study by the National Capital Poison Center found that battery
related incidents resulting in severe injury and fatality have increased
sevenfold since 1985. Data shows that there used to be a dozen cases
a year and that has jumped to an average of 100 cases per year on a
review of 56,000 cases.
If the battery is stuck in the esophagus there is only a two hour time
window to remove before a chemical burn causes significant tissue
damage.
Doctors are advising parents to take an inventory of their home. Maul
says look through the different products and determine if you have any
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