Episode 116.0 – Button Battery Ingestion

This podcast discusses the presentation and management of button battery ingestions in kids. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_116_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download One Comment Tags: Button Battery, GI, Pediatrics Show Notes NBIH Button Battery Ingestion Algorithm Button Battery XR (scielo.br) Take Home Points Button battery ingestions are extremely dangerous. Necrosis, perforation and erosion into vessels can occur in as little as 2 hours ALL esophageal button batteries should be removed within 2 hours of presentation to minimize mucosal damage Consider button battery ingestion in children presenting with dysphagia, refusal to eat and hematemesis Co-ingestion of a button battery with a magnet requires emergency removal regardless of where it is in the GI system Read More National Capital Poison Center: NBIH Button Battery Ingestion Triage and Treatment Guideline Pediatric EM Morsels: Button Battery Ingestion St. Emlyn’s: Button Batteries – Hide and Seek in the Emergency Department ENT Blog: Lithium Disc Battery Danger for Kids Read More