Nursery World - Campaign highlights dangers of button batteries

A new awareness campaign has been launched to provide guidance on how to handle button batteries safely.

Launched by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) and the British and Irish Portable Battery Association (BIPBA), the aim of the campaign is to make those working with children, along with families, aware of the risks to children of button cell batteries, which are increasingly used in toys and everyday objects such as remote controls, and to keep children safe.

While there are lots of different sizes and types of button batteries, the CAPT says that lithium button batteries are most dangerous as they are larger and more powerful. If they get stuck in a child’s throat they can cause serious internal burns or even death within a few hours of being swallowed.

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