It was an ordinary day in October 2023 when Kasey Allen's world changed. Allen tells PEOPLE that she was tidying up while her kids were playing just a short distance away. However, as she was ...

Children can suffer serious or deadly injuries after swallowing button batteries, which power a wide range of household items. Physicians say serious injury can happen within two hours ...

Asa was 16 months old when he nearly died after swallowing a button battery from a remote. Now, ahead of his third birthday, his family reflects on a long and challenging recovery that has defined ...

Many of them are powered by what are called button cell (or coin cell) batteries, aptly named because of their shape and small size. These batteries are powerful and compact. Unfortunately ...

Button and coin cell batteries are tiny but powerful: You can find them in everything from tealights to toys and in the hands of young children, they’re uniquely dangerous. Aside from posing a ...

Button batteries (or coin batteries) are small, shiny, and power everything from remote controls and hearing aids to musical ...

But those batteries pose a serious harm, Consumer Reports warns. A lot of these gadgets and gizmos are powered by button batteries or coin cell batteries, which are small and powerful. It is so ...

The Oklahoma Poison Center released a statement on Monday urging parents to secure button batteries before the holidays. “Especially this time of year, batteries come along with gifts.

But doctors warn that such "button batteries" can maim and kill. Pop one into your mouth and swallow — as thousands of ...

But doctors warn that such "button batteries" can maim and kill. Pop one into your mouth and swallow—as thousands of children do annually— and they can quickly cause devastating injuries.