Alert button battery injury to a child
Button batteries in children’s toys, cameras and other appliances are increasingly common, its a threat to the safety of children, many people are not paying enough attention.
In the United States, 2006, 3613 button batteries have been eaten, most of them victims are children. In the past three or four months, California took place on three such cases since, including a child died.
California Children’s Hospital, Dr Richard points out that children like to do regarding all things hand into his mouth, while the shiny appearance of the battery button on their very attractive.
California doctor, Robert said, the battery would be swallowed after the child’s body can cause greater damage: stuck in the throat, esophagus, leaking a corrosive acidic substances, within a few hours into the throat or esophagus can be burned out of a hole; stuck in the lungs, blocking the airway, it will lead to suffocation. If you enter the stomach, would be relatively safer, because its acidic substances generally mixed with stomach acid, so that the 338794-001 , 361742-001 , 371785-001 battery can be passed smoothly digestive system.
Beijing Children’s Hospital, Dr. Wang Qiang, deputy director of surgery emphasized that swallowing the battery is most important is the timely detection. Since the battery is not immediately cause harm to the body, usually just as soon as the parents can be sent to the hospital. Of course, if conditional, parents can give their children self-induce vomiting.