General information, not an individual diagnosis. Ask a healthcare professional if you are unsure about your situation.
If your child has swallowed a button battery or you think they may have, immediately call 15 or a poison centre. Do not give them anything to eat or drink and do not make them vomit. Having no symptoms at first is no reason to wait: suspected ingestion needs urgent assessment.
A button battery is not an inert object like a coin. Contact with tissue can cause a deep chemical burn, particularly if it is lodged in the oesophagus.
Identify objects that contain them: remote controls, keys, thermometers, scales, toys or hearing aids. A used battery left out for recycling is still dangerous.
Keep all new and used batteries out of children’s reach. Do not leave an opened pack or a battery removed from a device on an accessible shelf.
Check that each object’s battery compartment is secure and cannot be opened by a child. If it is not, keep the object out of reach too.
During the urgent call, explicitly say that a button battery may have been swallowed. Give the known or estimated time and any available battery information; keep the packaging if possible, without delaying the call to find it.
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