The number of children needing surgery after ingesting button batteries is rising, according to a leading paediatric surgeon. The increase is in line with trends seen in the US where serious child ...

Parents are being warned about the dangers of button batteries which can burn through the throat or stomach if swallowed by children. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has ...

Women's and Children's Hospital consultant pediatric surgeon Dr Warwick Teague said the coin-sized lithium batteries which were used in children's toys and other devices including watches, scales and ...

Two children have undergone urgent surgeries in the first few months of this year in South Australia after swallowing a button battery. The parents of a 15-month-old toddler say they feel lucky she is ...

Some light-up skirts sold on Amazon.com or Walmart.com have button batteries that aren't meeting safety standards to protect children, a government safety regulator warns. Button batteries, which are ...

It seemed to have started with a simple cough that refused to go away. For five days, the patient – a six-year-old girl – also struggled with swallowing anything other than liquids and soft foods, and ...

A doctor is warning parents of the potentially fatal dangers of button batteries being swallowed by children. Dr Kate Parkins at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital has stepped up her campaign ...

Fast food chain Hungry Jack's has been fined $150,240 because its toys did not include warnings about the button batteries inside. A Noosa mum whose daughter died after ingesting a button battery says ...

When one of Madeline Dunn's 18-month-old twins woke up screaming in agony, she rushed him to the emergency room and demanded an X-ray Kennedy News & Media When one of Madeline Dunn's 18-month-old ...

The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) and the British and Irish Portable Battery Association (BIPBA) have joined forces to provide guidance to parents on how to handle the batteries around ...