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They look innocent and can even kill

MedExpress Team

Medexpress

Published Sept. 7, 2022 13:23

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American doctors are sounding the alarm - more and more children are swallowing small lithium (button) batteries. What is the threat of this?

The consequences of swallowing batteries can be very serious, sometimes fatal, according to the latest report by the US CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Despite numerous information campaigns warning parents about the dangers of batteries, it is estimated that between 2010 and 2019, 7,032 children were brought to emergency rooms in the US with a battery in one of the body cavities. This is more than twice as much as in the years 1990-2009. In 87 percent. cases, button batteries were ingested.

Children of all ages are affected, but childr...

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