Button battery ingestion in children is potentially fatal: assessing and raising awareness of a decades old problem
Challenges persist regarding the design and marketing of button batteries and public awareness of their ingestion. Action is required to prevent further tragedies.
Authors
- Khalid Majeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7002-4372)
- Amrutha Hosakote Mahesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5724-2957)
- Ivan Keogh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6358-6377)
Institutions
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- University Hospital Galway (IE)
- COPE Galway (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215125103782
- Primary Topic
- Foreign Body Medical Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00