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Panel Discussion for “Button battery ingestion in children: Never Again”

Panel Discussion for “Button battery ingestion in children: Never Again”

by Cathy Barker | Jul 28, 2021 | News and Media

“Button battery ingestion in children: Never Again” was the theme of the panel discussion hosted by the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) and held during the World Congress of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology...
From the time a child swallows a button battery they are ‘walking dead’

From the time a child swallows a button battery they are ‘walking dead’

by Cathy Barker | Feb 5, 2021 | News and Media

National Media release                                       &nbs...
Small but deadly – what you need to know about button batteries

Small but deadly – what you need to know about button batteries

by Cathy Barker | Nov 4, 2020 | Home Safety

In Australia, around 20 children per week are admitted to hospital because they have ingested a button battery. Car remotes, calculators, musical greeting cards, flashing novelty goods and kitchen scales – button batteries are everywhere in a variety of objects around...

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