Five top tips to keep children safe from button batteries
Button batteries can badly hurt or kill a small child if they swallow one. They look like a coin.
Follow our tips to keep a child safe:
- Look. Look around your home for button batteries. Think toys, lights, remote controls and more.
- Check. Check for products with loose backs and button batteries that have dropped out.
- Store. Store button batteries in a safe place, up high and out of a child’s reach.
- Dispose. Dispose of used button batteries as soon as you can. They are still unsafe.
- Act. If you think a child may have swallowed a button battery, go straight to A&E or call an ambulance.
