If button cells are swallowed, they may get stuck in the oesophagus. This can sometimes lead to severe damage to the mucous membranes. "Over the past ten years, clinics and poison centres have ...

Children can suffer serious or deadly injuries after swallowing button batteries, which power a wide range of household items. Physicians say serious injury can happen within two hours, sometimes ...

Over the past year, manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products containing button cell and coin batteries (or products intended to contain them) have continued to adapt ...