Loading...
Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Someone swallowed a small coin-shaped battery from a toy, remote, or watch. It can burn through tissue within hours.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Child found with open toy or remote; missing battery.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Drooling, refusing food, gagging, wheezing, or chest discomfort.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Assume ingestion if battery is missing and child was unattended.
Scene hazards: Toxic substance still present, Vomiting and aspiration risk
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 or 108. Say button battery ingestion — need emergency X-ray.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do not wait for symptoms.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep nil by mouth unless emergency team advises honey (age-appropriate) while en route — follow local protocol on call.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Transport to nearest hospital with pediatric or surgical capability.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Say: "Button battery swallowed. Need urgent removal and X-ray."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tell child age, time swallowed, and battery type if known.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Emergency endoscopic removal is time-critical — within hours, not days.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NEVER induce vomiting — battery can lodge in airway.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume it will pass naturally — burns start immediately.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A swallowed button battery will pass safely like a coin
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Batteries burn tissue electrically. Coins do not. Every battery ingestion needs urgent X-ray.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Esophageal perforation within hours.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A lodged button battery creates an electrical current that burns the esophagus within 2 hours.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Child may have no symptoms at first — delay is dangerous.