Battery ingestions

The proliferation of battery-operated devices has provided a new source of hazards for children. "Button batteries" are small cells used in hearing aids, cameras, watches, and a wide variety of miniaturized electronic marvels. They are ingested by children who either remove them from the d...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1992-04, Vol.89 (4), p.771-772
Main Authors: RUMACK, C. M, RUMACK, B. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental poisoning
Batteries
Biological and medical sciences
Care and treatment
Child
Children's accidents
Digestive System
Electric Power Supplies
Foreign Bodies - diagnosis
Foreign Bodies - therapy
Health aspects
Humans
Injuries of the abdomen. Foreign bodies of the digestive system
Medical sciences
Poisoning, Accidental
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:The proliferation of battery-operated devices has provided a new source of hazards for children. "Button batteries" are small cells used in hearing aids, cameras, watches, and a wide variety of miniaturized electronic marvels. They are ingested by children who either remove them from the device by themselves or find them left in their environment. The article by Litovitz and Schmitz in this issue represents the culmination of 7 years' worth of tenacious research.1 Though it was made clear by an earlier report from this study that an initial roentgenogram is required following ingestion,2 they found 13.4% of patients never had a diagnostic roentgenogram.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.89.4.771