Hosted on MSN

One-Third of Toys and Household Items With Button-Sized Batteries CR Tested Pose a Hazard to Children

A new law requires more secure battery compartments, but gaps remain. Here’s how to keep your family safe. Button cell, or coin cell, batteries are ubiquitous in toys and household products. They’re ...
Yahoo

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 batteries can get stuck in the esophagus and cause life-threatening injuries. (Stephanie Pilick / ...
WMUR

Consumer Reports warns of button battery risks in household items

PUTTING YOUR FAMILY AT RISK. BUTTON AND COIN CELL BATTERIES ARE TINY BUT POWERFUL. YOU CAN FIND THEM IN EVERYTHING FROM TEA LIGHTS TO TOYS AND IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY’RE UNIQUELY ...
WFMY News2

'These tiny batteries are in more products than you realize': If ingested by a child, they can be deadly

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A home kitchen scale from Greater Goods is being recalled. There is nothing wrong with the scale itself, but the battery compartment doesn't meet child resistance regulations. The ...
11Alive

Review of products finds many have button batteries 'dangerously accessible' as choking hazard, despite new law

ATLANTA — Despite new safety laws aimed at protecting children, button and coin cell batteries remain a potentially deadly hazard. A Consumer Reports investigation found that many household items ...
PBS

Why batteries come in many different shapes and sizes

If you’ve looked in your utility drawer lately, you may have noticed the various shapes, sizes and types of batteries that power your electronic devices. First, there are the round, non-rechargeable ...
UUHC Health Feed

If Your Child Swallows a Button Battery, It’s an Emergency

There are around 6,000 pediatric ER visits for button battery ingestion every year in the United States. If you even suspect your child may have swallowed a button battery, take them to the emergency ...
Consumer Reports

One-Third of Toys and Household Items With Button-Sized Batteries CR Tested Pose a Hazard to Children

Cute strings of fairy lights, little flameless candles, goofy flashing headbands and dress-up clothes, and tons of toys that blink, beep, and buzz. Around the holidays especially, the market is awash ...
Scientific American

Why Batteries Come in So Many Sizes and Shapes

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. If you’ve looked in your utility drawer lately, you may have noticed the ...