Consumer Reports: Dangers of button cell batteries in toys
4 days ago · The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports more than 54,000 emergency visits and 25 deaths from button battery-related injuries from 2011-2021. The majority of these incidents involved ...
Consumer Reports sounds alarm about dangerously accessible button …
2 days ago · A recent Consumer Reports evaluation of 31 toys and household items uncovered an alarming safety risk for children from button cell and coin cell batteries.
Button Batteries in Toys and Home Products Are a Hazard to …
Dec 17, 2024 · Button cell, or coin cell, batteries are ubiquitous in toys and household products. They’re also uniquely dangerous to young children. If swallowed, a button battery can burn tissue inside...
Button Batteries: 5 Things You Need To Know From OK Poison Center - News 9
Dec 18, 2024 · The Oklahoma Poison Center released a statement on Monday urging parents to secure button batteries before the holidays. Here are 5 things you need to know about them. Tuesday, December 17th...
Button batteries that power household items can be deadly - Los …
Nov 29, 2024 · Button batteries pose deadly risks to children. Doctors want them to be made safer. A “button cell” battery is held between a thumb and index finger. If small children swallow them, the...
Tiny batteries are sending more children to the ER, report finds - CNN
Aug 29, 2022 · An increasing number of little children are eating small lithium batteries, also known as “button” batteries, that power many of our consumer devices, with potentially serious consequences,...
Button batteries pose deadly risks to children: Doctors want them …
Dec 2, 2024 · Pop one into your mouth and swallow—as thousands of children do annually— and they can quickly cause devastating injuries. A growing number of medical associations is pushing for battery...
Call for button battery redesign after new study reveals horrific ...
Aug 22, 2024 · A new study from the Australian Pediatric Surveillance Unit found 35 children have died globally from swallowing or inserting button batteries, including three in Australia.
Button batteries pose deadly risks to children. Doctors want
Nov 29, 2024 · Pop one into your mouth and swallow — as thousands of children do annually — and they can quickly cause devastating injuries. A growing number of medical associations are pushing for battery...
Button batteries in toys cause holiday emergency room visits
Dec 13, 2024 · Doctors say parents should watch out for button batteries in their children’s toys. Button batteries can be found in almost every electronic toy, remote controls, watches, and flashlights....