A new law requires more secure battery compartments, but gaps remain. Here’s how to keep your family safe. Button cell, or coin cell, batteries are ubiquitous in toys and household products. They’re ...

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 deadly if swallowed. A new ...

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 / ...

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 deadly if swallowed. A new ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Each year nearly 3,000 children are treated in emergency rooms after ingesting a button battery, according to the National Safety Council. Button batteries are roughly the size ...

PUTTING YOUR FAMILY AT RISK. BUTTON AND COIN CELL BATTERIES ARE TINY BUT POWERFUL. YOU CAN FIND THEM IN EVERYTHING FROM TEA LIGHTS TO TOYS AND IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY’RE UNIQUELY ...

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 deadly if swallowed. A new ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Many households have toys and other items powered by tiny button-sized batteries, but what you might not realize is that these little power sources can be deadly if swallowed.

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CLEVELAND — 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 deadly if ...

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 ...

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 ...