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 ...
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 / ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Look around your house. Chances are you’ve got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they’re potentially ...
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 ...
Kasey Allen has been raising awareness for the dangers of button batteries after her son swallowed one Kasey Allen (2) Kasey Allen's son, Asa, accidentally swallowed a button battery in October 2023 ...
Some children’s products have up to 98 percent failure rate on CHOICE Australia tests. An analysis of CHOICE test data has found an alarming rate of key products designed for children still pose a ...
Children can suffer serious or deadly injuries after swallowing button batteries, which power a wide range of household items. Physicians say serious injury can happen within two hours, sometimes ...