WHY ARE LITHIUM BATTERIES SO DANGEROUS?
The slim type of battery are dangerous because children can mistake them for sweets and the size causes them to get stuck in the throat.
When the battery gets stuck, it sets up an electrical current when it comes in contact with the lining of the throat, creating a build-up of caustic soda which causes horrific burns.
Even after the battery has been removed it can continue to cause serious injury and burns.
Although new batteries are more toxic, even ones that no longer work are dangerous and parents are being advised to store and dispose of them carefully.
A demonstration on a hot dog, designed to replicate human flesh, showed how it burns and melts away in three hours.
Source: Paediatrician Dr Katie Parkins, North West and North Wales
Button batteries can cause severe chemical burns inside people's bodies
Children are at risk of being harmed by them because they may swallow them
Experts are warning many Christmas toys and decorations contain the batteries
If a child has swallowed a battery they should be taken to A&E immediately
Button batteries can cause severe chemical burns inside people's bodies
Children are at risk of being harmed by them because they may swallow them
Experts are warning many Christmas toys and decorations contain the batteries
If a child has swallowed a battery they should be taken to A&E immediately
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