Button Battery Safety

The number of children experiencing serious medical damage or death from button batteries continues to rise.

Targeted outreach week: November 13–19, 2017
Note: Materials may now be used anytime.
Toolkit reviewed: 2017

Suggested hashtag: #ButtonBattery or #ButtonBatteries

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NATIONAL EXPERTS on Button Battery Safety

Prevent Child Injury offers members access to spokespeople selected for their knowledge on injury prevention topics. These experts are available to speak to media and other interested parties.

Button Battery Safety PROJECT MATERIALS

These materials were created by Prevent Child Injury to help spread the key messages on button battery safety. Please feel free to use these materials as needed. Most of these materials can be co-branded with your organization’s logo.

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Button Battery Safety RESOURCES

These materials were created by Prevent Child Injury members and other trusted sources.

FACT SHEETS, BROCHURES, & WEBPAGES

Awareness Saved My Daughter – CCHMC*

Batteries Cause Devastating Injuries – NCPC*

Battery Safety Tips – SKW*

Beware, Tiny Batteries Can Cause Big Injury for Kids – UMHS*

Button Batteries: Damaging if Swallowed, Put in Ears or Nose – AAP*

Button Batteries – CIPA*

Button Batteries – Product Safety Australia

Button Battery Injury Prevention – SKW*

Button Battery Injuries in Children: A Growing Risk – AAP*

Button Battery Safety – CHPUPMC*

Button Battery Safety – NCH*

Button Batteries Childhood Injury Surveillance – CAPFA*

How Much Do You Know About Button Battery Safety? Test Your Knowledge – CPSC*

Lithium “Button” Batteries – CHOP*

Safety Tips For Button Batteries: Store Batteries Safely and Handle Them Carefully! – NCPC*

Swallowed a button battery? – NCPC*

Tiny Batteries Pose Sizeable Risks – NSC*

VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & VISUALS

Beware of Those Tiny Batteries – CPSC*

Button Batteries Awareness Spot – CIPA*

Button Batteries: Damaging if Swallowed, Put in Ears or Nose – AAP*

Button Battery Dangers – CPSC*
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Button Battery Safety in the Home – Product Safety Australia

Dangerous Button Batteries – NCPC*

The Devastating Impact of Button Batteries – Great Ormond Street Hospital and Charity

NEWS ARTICLES AND PRESS RELEASES

Are You Sure Your Flameless Candles are Safe? – Daily Mail

Button Batteries Pose ‘Deadly’ Risk to Toddlers – BBC*

Button Battery Injuries: Awareness is Key to Prevention – AAP*

Coin-size Lithium Batteries Can Cause Serious Injury... – AAP*

CPSC Warns: As Button Battery Use Increases... – CPSC*

Deadly Batteries: Number of Serious Button Battery Incidents Still Not Decreasing – NCPC*

Deadly Button Batteries are Responsible for a Rising Number of Injuries – Digital Trends

Flameless Candle Batteries Pose Risk to Kids – HealthDay

Girl, 2, is left fighting for her life... – Daily Mail

Honey Helps When Kids Swallow Button Batteries – HealthDay News

Swallowed or Ingested a Button Battery? In the News – NCPC*

JOURNAL ARTICLES, REPORTS, & RESOURCES FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

Button Battery Ingestion Statistics – NCPC*

Button Battery Task Force – AAP*

Disk Battery Ingestion – MedScape

Emerging Battery-Ingestion Hazard: Clinical Implications – Pediatrics

Fatal Button Battery Ingestions – NCPC*

Mechanism of Battery-Induced Injury – NCPC*

NBIH Button Battery Ingestion Triage and Treatment Guideline – NCPC*

Nonfatal Button Battery Ingestions with Severe Esophageal or Airway Injury – NCPC*

Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 1990-2009 – Pediatrics

Preventing Battery Ingestions: An Analysis of 8648 Cases – Pediatrics

Risk of Serious Injury from Battery Ingestion: What Doctors Need to Know – NEMA, NCPC*

Severe Esophageal Injuries Caused by Accidental Button Battery Ingestion in Children – JETS*

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*List of Abbreviations
AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
CAPFA: Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia
CCHMC: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
CHOP: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
CHPUPMC: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center
CIPA: Child Injury Prevention Alliance
CPSC: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
IJPO: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
JETS: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock
NCH: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
NCPC: National Capital Poison Control
NEMA: National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NSC: National Safety Council
OSUMC: The Ohio State University Medical Center
UMHS: University of Michigan Health System
SKW: Safe Kids Worldwide

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