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Button Battery Ingestion: A Case Report

Mary Jean Ohns1

  • 1Mary Jean Ohns, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Department, Russel J. Ebeid Children's Hospital, and Tenured Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.

Journal of Pediatric Health Care : Official Publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
|July 17, 2022
PubMed

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Button battery ingestion in children is a growing emergency. Immediate removal is crucial if a button battery lodges in the esophagus, as it poses a significant health risk.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Toxicology

Background:

  • Foreign body ingestions in children under 6 have significantly increased, with button batteries being a common and dangerous object.
  • An estimated 759,074 emergency department visits occurred between 1995 and 2015 for foreign body ingestions in young children.
  • While most ingested foreign objects pass naturally, button batteries in the esophagus require urgent medical intervention.

Keywords:
Button battery ingestionmedical emergencypediatric case reportpoison control

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