This podcast discusses the presentation and management of button battery ingestions in kids.
Episode 116.0 – Button Battery Ingestion
Show Notes
NBIH Button Battery Ingestion Algorithm
Button Battery XR (scielo.br)
Take Home Points
- Button battery ingestions are extremely dangerous. Necrosis, perforation and erosion into vessels can occur in as little as 2 hours
- ALL esophageal button batteries should be removed within 2 hours of presentation to minimize mucosal damage
- Consider button battery ingestion in children presenting with dysphagia, refusal to eat and hematemesis
- Co-ingestion of a button battery with a magnet requires emergency removal regardless of where it is in the GI system
Read More
National Capital Poison Center: NBIH Button Battery Ingestion Triage and Treatment Guideline
Pediatric EM Morsels: Button Battery Ingestion
St. Emlyn’s: Button Batteries – Hide and Seek in the Emergency Department
ENT Blog: Lithium Disc Battery Danger for Kids
as it’s available at all houses, those batteries are not safe for our kids