News Headlines: Button Batteries

Nothing like waking up to the news headlines of the day:

Just look at how destructive these tiny batteries can be!

Credit to EM3

This is a really important topic, and a presenting complaint that should not be underestimated.  Patients can also present atypically, as described in this video (9 min duration):

Our friends at St Emlyn's has produced a great article on this topic, accompanied by a podcast.
​(click on the picture below to view this resource)

Remember: we have a local guideline available in the department to help guide our decision making when presented with suspected button battery ingestion. Please read through it next time you are on the shop floor.
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Further resources:
​https://www.england.nhs.uk/2014/12/psa-button-batteries/psa-button-batteries/ 
http://www.poison.org/battery/guideline 
http://stemlynsblog.org/button-batteries/ 
http://www.foamem.com/2014/05/02/button-battery-ingestion/ 
http://www.nuemblog.com/blog/button-battery-ingestion 

N Bothma