So your child swallowed a button battery. Here’s what you need to know.

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Each year children ingest an array of foreign bodies including coins, magnets, and a new subset of batteries known as button batteries. Awareness of this small yet very dangerous foreign body is important for parents to understand so they can act quickly if their child is suspected of ingestion.

What is a button battery?

A button battery is a cylindrically shaped object measuring …

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