If you use button batteries, you may be surprised at how dangerous they can be. Kids who swallow button batteries have needed multiple surgeries, including long stays in hospital. It’s a worldwide problem, so the OECD has declared this week International Awareness Week on Button Battery Safety: bit.ly/1iCVi29 To mark the occasion, Consumer Affairs Minister Heidi Victoria joined Monash Childrens Hospital to support affected families. For tips on button battery safety, see ACCC Product Safety’s warnings: bit.ly/U4K80G Pictured: * Erica Edmands, President, Kidsafe Victoria * Consumer Affairs Minister Heidi Victoria * Pranav Chand (who required surgery after swallowing a button battery) * Dr Adam West, Head of Emergency Medicine, Monash Childrens Hospital
Posted on: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 04:03:34 +0000
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