Kasey Allen has been raising awareness for the dangers of button batteries after her son swallowed one. He almost died and has been recovering for nearly 2 Years. She has been sharing her son's ...

"They took her down to the operating theatre, and she looked at me and said, 'Mommy, I need you.' That was the last thing she ...

When button batteries are lodged in the body, their electrical current breaks down water, driving up alkalinity to dangerous levels akin to bleach. Bodily tissues can begin to liquefy.

Button batteries and lithium coin batteries power many electronic devices that families tend to have in their homes: TV remotes, key fobs, thermometers, scales, toys, flame-free candles — even ...

Button batteries (small disc-shaped cells, also known as coin batteries) were involved in 85 percent of the cases in which the battery was described, researchers reported in the study ...

When button batteries are lodged in the body, their electrical current breaks down water, driving up alkalinity to dangerous ...

After her toddler swallowed a button battery and died, Trista Hamsmith is sharing her story and advocating for safer button batteries with "Reese's Purpose." "This story needs to be told.

Button batteries are used in very common household and personal items, like watches, keyfobs and hearing aids; even children's toys and singing greeting cards can contain the coin-like batteries.

New data suggest mid/distal esophageal coin retention in kids often resolves without intervention — prompting reconsideration ...

Button batteries of all sizes are found in common household products, such as thermometers, calculators, scales, and remote controls. Litovitz demonstrated how a child could get a battery out of a ...