Button Battery Safety

Button batteries can cause serious internal injuries in as little as two hours.

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Button Battery Safety Webinar (May 21, 2025)

Button batteries are found in almost every home and, if ingested, pose a big risk to children. In this webinar, experts discussed insights into the risks, prevention strategies, and the latest regulatory efforts to protect children from button battery injuries.

Moderator: Dr. Gary Smith, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Experts:
Dr. Kris Jatana, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Jonathan Midgett, PhD, US CPSC Consumer Ombudsman
Trista Hamsmith, Reese's Purpose

Button Battery Safety Links

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

Webpages

Ask the Pediatrician: How can I protect my child from the dangers of lithium coin and button batteries? (ENG ESP)– healthychildren.org

Awareness Saved My Daughter – CCHMC*

Batteries Cause Devastating Injuries – NCPC*

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

Button Battery Awareness – Reese’s Purpose

Button Cell and Coin Batteries – CPSC*

Grow Kind: Cameron’s Story – Connecticut Children’s

How Small Batteries Can Become Dangerous to Children (ENG ESP) – healthychildren.org

Lithium “Button” Batteries – CHOP*

Lithium Coin Batteries: A Home Safety Walkthrough (ENG ESP) – healthychildren.org

Remember Nugget – Button Battery Awareness

Safety Tips For Button Batteries – NCPC*

Small Battery Safety at Home: A Winter Holiday Walkthrough (ENG ESP) – healthychildren.org

The dangers of button battery ingestion – Texas Children’s Hospital

Tiny, shiny, and dangerous: What families should know about button batteries – Boston Children’s Hospital

What Parents Need to Know about Button Batteries and Lithium Coin Batteries (ENG ESP) – healthychildren.org

TikTok

Button Battery Safety for Kids: Essential Tips – @lia.m.w

Button batteries are dangerous to kids – @consumerreports

Button batteries are putting kids’ lives in danger – @childrensatl

What you can find a button battery in – @reesespurpose

Videos

Button Batteries: A Danger to Children – CHOP*

Dangers of Button Batteries to Children – Child Accident Prevention Trust

Grow Kind: Cameron’s Story – Connecticut Children’s

Reese’s Purpose – Reese’s Purpose

The Dangers of Button Batteries - On Call for All Kids – JH ACH*

The Dangers of Button Batteries – FOX8 WGHP

Visuals, Flyers, & Fact Sheets

Button Battery Safety Tips – SKW*

Button Battery Tip Card – SKW*

Button Batteries Can Be Deadly – APSF*

Lithium Coin Batteries – healthychildren.org

In the News

Biden signs into law bill named for toddler who died after swallowing a battery – Good Morning America

Making Families Safer from Button Cell or Coin Battery Dangers; Reese’s Law Leads to New Federal Mandatory Safety Standard – CPSC*

Mom advocates for safer button batteries after daughter’s death – TODAY

One-Third of Toys and Household Items With Button-Sized Batteries CR Tested Pose a Hazard to Children - Consumer Reports

Button Batteries: In the News – NCPC*

Tiny batteries are sending more children to the ER, report finds – CNN

Journal Articles, Reports, & Resources for Medical Professionals

Fatal Button Battery Ingestions
Mechanism of Battery-Induced Injury
Button Battery Ingestion Triage and Treatment Guideline
Nonfatal Button Battery Ingestions with Severe Esophageal or Airway Injury

Airway Complications Resulting From Pediatric Esophageal Button Battery Impaction – JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Button Battery Safety: Industry and Academic Partnerships to Drive Change – Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Current Management of Button Battery Injuries – Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology

Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States: 2010–2019 – Pediatrics

Perioperative Management of Button Battery Ingestions in Children – APSF*

Vascular Complications in Children Following Button Battery Ingestions: A Systematic Review – Pediatrics

#96 Pediatric Patient Safety Threat: Button Battery Ingestion (podcast) – APSF*

#97 Patient Safety Threat: Button Battery Ingestion, Part 2 (podcast) – APSF*

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*List of Abbreviations
APSF: Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
CCHMC: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
CHOP: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
CPSC: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
JH ACH: Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
NCPC: National Capital Poison Center
UMHS: University of Michigan Health System
SKW: Safe Kids Worldwide

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