Button batteries pose life-threatening dangers to young children
High priority
What you should do
- 1It is important to act quickly if someone has swallowed a button battery as it can cause life-threatening internal burns in as little as two hours.
- 2Even used or expired batteries can cause life-threatening injuries.
- 3Someone who has swallowed a button battery may not show any symptoms or they may show non-specific symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal or chest pain, fever, difficulty breathing and swallowing or loss of appetite.
- 4If you think that a child or adult has swallowed a button battery, get them to the nearest emergency department immediately.
- 5Do not induce vomiting.
The issue
Physical hazard
Affected product
Button batteries
Where it was sold
AB, ONReported in the official notice — confirm there.
Issued by
Health Canada
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