Whether it's light decorations or little toys on St. Nicholas Day - many products that are powered by button cells are used at Christmas time in particular. This increases the risk of children getting ...

Cute strings of fairy lights, little flameless candles, goofy flashing headbands and dress-up clothes, and tons of toys that blink, beep, and buzz. Around the holidays especially, the market is awash ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A "button cell" battery is held between a thumb and index finger. If small children swallow them, the batteries can get stuck in ...

Lithium button cells can cause severe injury or death if swallowed. Many makers coat their batteries in a bitter substance to discourage ingestion. Energizer has now added a marker dye to make it ...

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — As the holiday season approaches, many toys and decorations use small – but powerful – button cell batteries, which can be hazardous to children. Parents need to remain vigilant ...

If button cells are swallowed, they may get stuck in the oesophagus. This can sometimes lead to severe damage to the mucous membranes. "Over the past ten years, clinics and poison centres have ...

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, sometimes ...

The round batteries, small as buttons and shiny as coins, are prized for the energy they pack at their size. In households, they have become commonplace, powering remote controls, hearing aids, toys, ...