Button batteries are small round, silver batteries found in lots of electrical toys and devices.
If your child swallows a button battery or you think they may have swallowed one, take them to A&E straight away.
As well as being a choking hazard, button batteries can cause internal burns, internal bleeding, and in some cases, even deaths.
They can also cause burns if they're lodged in a child's nose or ear.
Dangers of button batteries to children
Video by Child Accident Prevention Trust
Safe use of button batteries - Parental guildance
Video by European Portable Battery Association EPBA
In this film, George Asan talks about his daughter Francesca, who died after swallowing a spare button battery.
Video clip by Child Accident Prevention Trust
Useful links:
Button Battery Safety - (CAPT)
Button Battery Safety - (EPBA)
Useful Resources:
Button Batteries Leaflet (CAPT) - pdf
Button Batteries Poster (CAPT) - pdf
Button Batteries Factsheet (CAPT) - pdf
Button Batteries Factsheets (CAPT) - Community Languages
