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These sorts of symptoms vary or
fluctuate, with the pain increasing and
then subsiding.
A specific symptom to button and coin
battery ingestion is vomiting fresh (bright
red) blood. If a child does this, seek
immediate medical help.
The lack of clear symptoms is why it is
important to be cautious with “flat” or
spare button or coin batteries in the
home and the products that contain them.
Be aware that even used button or coin
batteries may cause injury.
Unfortunately, it is not obvious when
a button or coin battery is stuck in a
child’s esophagus (food pipe). The
child might:
SAFETY INFORMATION (CONT.)
• Cough, gag or drool a lot;
• Appear to have a stomach upset or
a virus;
• Be sick;
• Point to their throat or stomach;
• Have pain in their abdomen, chest,
or throat;
• Be tired or lethargic;
• Be quieter or more clingy
than usual or otherwise “not
themselves”;
• Lose their appetite or have a
reduced appetite;
• Not want to eat solid food / be
unable to eat solid food.
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