The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is advising parents to be mindful that while toys are now required to have a secure compartment for button batteries, which if ingested can cause serious internal damage, other items like light up accessories, novelties and car keys that contain these batteries are not.
According to RoSPA, mixed with saliva, live or dead button batteries release caustic soda which can easily burn through flesh. This can cause ‘catastrophic’ internal bleeding. It says that children are particularly at risk due to having a smaller digestive tract, meaning button batteries are more likely to get ‘lodged’.
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